- Types Of Speech
- You can use contemn as a verb in a sentence.
- About Contemn
- A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters c, e, m, n, o, and t, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter t. Contemn starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, co, con, cont, conte, and the ending characters are n, mn, emn, temn, ntemn, ..
- Definition
- 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"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Contemn is set as a sat word that starts with c, ends with n, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is contemn a scrabble word? A 11 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Contemn in Pig Latin is said as "ontemncay or ontemncway".
- Unigram
- c | o | n | t | e | m | n
- Bigram
- co | on | nt | te | em | mn
- Trigram
- con | ont | nte | tem | emn
- Quadrigram
- cont | onte | ntem | temn
- Word Gram
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abhor | find repugnant "I loathe that man" "She abhors cats" |
| Abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion" "She abjured her beliefs" |
| Abominate | find repugnant "I loathe that man" "She abhors cats" |
| Affront | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
| Anathematise | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Anathematize | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Anathemise | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Anathemize | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Arise | get up and out of bed "I get up at 7 A.M. every day" "They rose early" "He uprose at night" |
| Avoid | stay clear from keep away from keep out of the way of someone or something "Her former friends now avoid her" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Contemn
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contemn | 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" |
View English words with the unique letters used in contemn. Words With The Letters Cemnot
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contempt | a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body |
| Despisal | a feeling of scornful hatred |
| Despising | a feeling of scornful hatred |
| Despite | contemptuous disregard "she wanted neither favor nor despite" |
| Disdain | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
| Scorn | open disrespect for a person or thing |
| Scorner | a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression |
| Sneerer | a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Detest | dislike intensely feel antipathy or aversion towards "I hate Mexican food" "She detests politicians" |
| Hate | the emotion of hate a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monocyte (8 letters) | 15 +4 | 17 +2 | monocyte | ||
| Comment (7 letters) | 13 +2 | 17 +2 | comment | ||
| Contemn (7 letters) | 11 | 15 | cemnnot | ||
| Venectomy (9 letters) | 19 +8 | 22 +7 | venectomy | ||
| Not Come (8 letters) | |||||
| Come Next (9 letters) |
Contemn Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With C
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters

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