contemn, v.
(contemned, contemning, contemns)
(contemned, contemning, contemns)
look down on with disdain
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
contemn despise disdain scorn
sample sentences
"He despises the people he has to work for""The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
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