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contemptus meaning in English

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contemptus [contemptus] (4th) M
noun

contempt / scorn / despising (act / state)noun

disregardnoun
[UK: ˌdɪ.srɪ.ˈɡɑːd] [US: ˌdɪ.srɪ.ˈɡɑːrd]

ignominy [ignominies]noun
[UK: ˈɪɡ.nə.mɪ.ni] [US: ˈɪɡno.ˌmɪ.ni]

object of contemptnoun

contemptus [contempta -um, contemptior -or -us, contemptissimus -a -um] adjective

contemptible, vileadjective

despised, despicable, paltry, meanadjective

contemno [contemnere, contempsi, contemptus] (3rd) TRANS
verb

contemnoverb

despise [despised, despising, despises]verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈspaɪz] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspaɪz]

keep away from, avoidverb

look down on, take poor view ofverb

pay no heed / disregard / slightverb

think little ofverb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk ˈlɪt.l̩ əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈθɪŋk ˈlɪt.l̩ əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

contempno [contempnere, contempsi, contemptus] (3rd) TRANS
verb

contempnoverb

despise [despised, despising, despises]verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈspaɪz] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspaɪz]

keep away from, avoidverb

look down on, take poor view ofverb

pay no heed / disregard / slightverb

think little ofverb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk ˈlɪt.l̩ əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈθɪŋk ˈlɪt.l̩ əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

contemptus, contemptibilis adjective

contemptible(deserving contempt)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈtemp.təb.l̩] [US: kən.ˈtemp.təb.l̩]