Definition
An archaic or obsolete shortened form referring to contempt or the act of showing contempt.
Etymology
From Latin contemptus (contempt), shortened in medieval English. This clipped form rarely appears in modern usage, representing how longer Latin-derived words were sometimes abbreviated in Middle English.
Kelly Says
This word is so archaic that even most historical dictionaries barely mention it—it's the kind of fossil word that shows us how language changes and how forms get abandoned when longer alternatives become standard.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍቅር (fikir)
fik-ir
ARالعربية
軽蔑 (kef-f-a)
kef-fa
BNবাংলা
অসন্মান (osommon)
o-so-mon
CACatalà
despreu
des-pree-oo
CSČeština
pohrdání
po-hr-da-nee
DEDeutsch
Verachtung
fɛːɐ̯ˈχʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
αποδοκιμασία (ap-o-dok-i-ma-see-a)
ap-o-dok-i-ma-see-a
ESEspañol
desprecio
des-pree-thee-oh
FAفارسی
بیاحترامی (bi-e-e-ho-ta-ra-mi)
bi-e-e-ho-ta-ra-mi
FISuomi
väheksyminen
vä-heks-y-min-en
FRFrançais
contempt
kon-tɛ̃pt
GUGU
શંકા (shanka)
shan-ka
HEעברית
זלזול (zelzoul)
zel-zool
HIहिन्दी
निंदा (ninda)
nin-dah
HUMagyar
kárhozat
kar-ho-zat
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan
me-ren-da-hkan
ITItaliano
disprezzo
dis-pree-tzo
JA日本語
軽蔑 (けいびゃく)
kei-byaku
KKKK
сыйлау (syylau)
syy-lau
KMKM
អំពើអាក្រក់ (am-peau-a-kra-krot)
am-peau-a-kra-krot
KO한국어
경멸 (경멸)
gyeong-myeol
MRMR
अवमान (avaman)
a-va-man
MSBahasa Melayu
menghina
men-ghi-na
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်မကြာ (kyun-ma-kya)
kyun-ma-kya
NLNederlands
minachting
min-a-k-ting
PAPA
ਨਿந்தਾ (ninda)
nin-da
PLPolski
pogardzanie
po-gard-za-nie
PTPortuguês
contemplação
kon-tem-pla-syɐ̃
RORomână
dispreț
dis-presh
RUРусский
презрение
perezreniye
SWKiswahili
ukabidhi
u-ka-bi-dhi
TAதமிழ்
கருத்து மதிப்பு (karuthu mathippu)
kar-u-thu ma-thi-ppu
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేకం (vyatirekam)
vy-ati-re-kam
THไทย
ดูถูก (doo-tuk)
doo-tuk
TLTL
pagmamalaki
pa-g-ma-ma-la-ki
TRTürkçe
hor görme
hor gor-meh
UKУкраїнська
знева
z-ne-va
URاردو
نفرت (nafrath)
na-frat
VITiếng Việt
khinh thường
khin-thung