Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Contemn
contain (-ed, -s)contemplate (contemplating, -d)
contemn, v. [OFr < L. contemnere, slight, scorn, disdain, despise < Gk. τέμνειν, to judge.]
Despise; scorn; slight; underestimate; consider useless; hold in contempt; view as having little value; [word play on “condemn”] refuse; cast away.
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