contemn
معنی فارسی
خوارشمردن حقيرشمردن پست گرفتن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/kǝn tem´/vt.
● (ادبی) تحقیر کردن، خوار و خفیف شمردن
those who have contemned poetry
آنان که شعر را ناچیز پنداشتهاند
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'contemnere' meaning 'to despise'.
مثال
- He contemns anyone who disagrees with him.
- She contemned his proposal as foolish.
- They contemn the values of modern society.
ترکیبهای رایج
Contemn someone/something Contemn the idea Contemn the authority Contemn the values
تعریف انگلیسی
- look down on with disdain “He despises the people he has to work for” “The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody”
مترادفها
verb active
Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one's nose at, snap one's fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at.