temno-, temn-, tempt- +
(Latin: despise, to scorn, to disdain)
contemn, contemns, contemning, contemned
1. To view with contempt; to despise.
2. From Middle English contempnen, "to slight", from Latin contemnere: com-, "with" plus temnere, "to despise".
contemner
Someone who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.
contempt
1. The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, mean, vile, base, or worthless; scorn; disdain.
2. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
3. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
contemptibility
The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness.
contemptible
Deserving of contempt; despicable.
contemptibleness
The state or quality of being contemptible, or of being despised.
contemptibly
In a contemptible manner.
contemptuous
1. Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful.
2. Feeling, expressing, or demonstrating a strong dislike or utter lack of respect for somebody or something.
contemptuously
In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully.
contemptuousness
Disposition to or manifestion of contempt; insolence; haughtiness.
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