different between disesteem vs contemn

English

Etymology

dis- +? esteem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?s??sti?m/

Noun

disesteem (uncountable)

1. Lack of esteem; disregard.

Verb

disesteem (third-person singular simple present disesteems, present participle disesteeming, simple past and past participle disesteemed)

1. To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.

References

• Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 130

Anagrams

• seedtimes

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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