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contemn

English

Etymology

From Middle English contempnen, from Old French contemner, from Latin contemnere (to scorn). See also contempt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k?n?t?m/
  • Rhymes: -?m

Verb

contemn (third-person singular simple present contemns, present participle contemning, simple past and past participle contemned)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
  2. (law) To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).

Synonyms

  • despise, scorn
  • See also Thesaurus:despise

Antonyms

  • honor
  • respect
  • revere
  • venerate

Related terms

  • contemner
  • contemnor
  • contempt
  • contemptibility
  • contemptible
  • contemptibly
  • contemptuous

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undervalue

English

Etymology

under- +? value

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??nd?(?)?vælju/

Verb

undervalue (third-person singular simple present undervalues, present participle undervaluing, simple past and past participle undervalued)

  1. (transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to.
  2. (transitive) To have too little regard for.
    • September 28, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon
      In comparison of it I undervalued all the ensigns of authority.
    • 1673, John Dryden, Amboyna
      I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry.

Synonyms

  • underween

Translations

Noun

undervalue (plural undervalues)

  1. An undervaluation; a price or rate below the actual worth.
    • 1938, Law Reporter (volume 158, page 132)
      [] he must therefore prove that the contract was not at such an undervalue as would amount to fraud []

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