Definitions from Wiktionary (contemn)
▸ verb: (transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
▸ verb: (law) To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).
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▸ verb: (transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
▸ verb: (law) To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).
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scorn,
despise,
disdain,
indignify,
despect,
trash,
disesteem,
disvalue,
denigrate,
hold in contempt,
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