Dictionary Entry
contemn
contemn is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn.
- 2verb
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"
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