contemn
contemn
englantihalveksua, halveksia
Synonyymisanakirja
contemn
vihata, inhota, halveksia, väheksyä, ylenkatsoa, halveksua, ylenkatsoa jtak.
Englannin sanakirja
contemn (englanti > suomi)
contemn englanniksi
puhekieltä To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
(quote-book)|title=(w)|chapter=s:The Moon and Sixpence/Chapter XI|11|passage=... I was perturbed by the suspicion that the anguish of love contemned was alloyed in her broken heart with the pangs, sordid to my young mind, of wounded vanity.
puhekieltä To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).