contemn, despise, scorn, disdain
(verb) look down on with disdain; “He despises the people he has to work for”; “The professor scorns the students who don’t catch on immediately”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
contemn (third-person singular simple present contemns, present participle contemning, simple past and past participle contemned)
(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
(legal) To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).
• despise, scorn
• See also despise
• honor
• respect
• revere
• venerate
Source: Wiktionary
Con*temn", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contemned; p.pr. & vb.n. Contemning ( or ).] Etym: [L. contemnere, -temptum; con- + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF. contemner.]
Definition: To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn. Thy pompous delicacies I contemn. Milton. One who contemned divine and human laws. Dryden.
Syn.
– To despise; scorn; disdain; spurn; slight; neglect; underrate; overlook.
– To Contemn, Despise, Scorn, Disdain. Contemn is the generic term, and is applied especially to objects, qualities, etc., which are deemed contemptible, and but rarely to individuals; to despise is to regard or treat as mean, unbecoming, or worthless; to scorn is stronger, expressing a quick, indignant contempt; disdain is still stronger, denoting either unwarrantable pride and haughtiness or an abhorrence of what is base.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
