Definition
To treat with contempt; to scorn, despise, or regard with extreme disrespect.
Etymology
From Latin 'contemnere' (to despise), combining 'con-' (thoroughly) with 'temnere' (to slight or despise). The word has carried this meaning since medieval English.
Kelly Says
Contemn is a grandly old-fashioned word for scorn—you'll find it in Shakespeare and the King James Bible, used when characters absolutely despise something or someone!
Translations
ARالعربية
يستهين
yasta-heen
CACatalà
despreciar
des-pre-see-ar
CSČeština
ponižovat
po-ni-zho-vat
DADansk
foragte
for-ah-te
DEDeutsch
verachten
fer-ahk-ten
ELΕλληνικά
αποδοκιμάζω
a-po-dok-i-ma-zo
ESEspañol
condenar
kon-den-ar
FAفارسی
بی حرمتی
bee har-mo-tee
FRFrançais
condamner
kon-dam-ne
HIहिन्दी
निरंकुश
ni-ran-ku-sh
HUMagyar
kicsitlensz
ki-sit-len-sz
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan
me-ren-da-hkan
ITItaliano
contemplare
kon-tem-pla-reh
KO한국어
경멸하다
gyeong-myeol-hada
MSBahasa Melayu
mengejek
men-ge-jek
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
verachten
ver-ah-ten
NONorsk
forakte
for-ah-te
PLPolski
pogardzać
po-gard-zat
PTPortuguês
desprezar
des-pre-zar
RORomână
a disprețui
a dis-pre-tseu-ee
RUРусский
понижать
pa-ni-zha-vat
SWKiswahili
ukata
oo-ka-ta
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம்
va-n-ak-kam
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేకించు
vy-thi-re-ki-n-chu
TLTL
ipagmamalaki
i-pa-gma-ma-la-ki
TRTürkçe
kınamak
ki-na-mak
UKУкраїнська
зневажити
z-ne-va-zhi-ty
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-a-lif-t
VITiếng Việt
khinh thường
khin-thuong