different between disregard vs contemn

English

Etymology

From dis- +? regard. Compare misregard.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s??????d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?s??????d/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d
• Hyphenation: dis?re?gard

Noun

disregard (usually uncountable, plural disregards)

1. The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.

   The government's disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.

Translations

Verb

disregard (third-person singular simple present disregards, present participle disregarding, simple past and past participle disregarded)

1. (transitive) To ignore; pay no attention to.

Synonyms

• misregard, unheed, unmind; see also Thesaurus:ignore

Translations

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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