Thesaurus / contemn
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What we seriously object to and actively contemn—yea, bitterly denounce—is the nose of her.
THE FIEND'S DELIGHTDOD GRILEWe covet superfluous things, when it were more honour for us if we would contemn necessary.
DISCOVERIES MADE UPON MEN AND MATTERBEN JONSONTo refuse "the reconciliation" is to contemn the death in which the Sinless One was made sin on our behalf.
EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE: THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANSJAMES DENNEYCrafty men contemn studies; simple men admire them; and wise men use them.
THE HISTORY, THEORY, AND PRACTICE OF ILLUMINATINGM. DIGBY WYATTWherefore we are asked two things—to contemn the Jew and accept the symphony as a manifestation of tremendous genius.
RICHARD WAGNERJOHN F. RUNCIMANThe dregs and draffy part, disgrace and jealousie, I scorn thee; and contemn thee.Ru.
BEAUMONT & FLETCHER'S WORKS (8 OF 10)FRANCIS BEAUMONTSuch as stubbornly contemn all godly admonition and obstinately remain to their iniquity cannot be accounted amongst the faithful.
THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF RELIGION IN SCOTLANDJOHN KNOXLeave it to miserable fools, to contemn the wisdom of the Most High.
A CHRISTIAN DIRECTORY (VOLUME 1 OF 4)RICHARD BAXTERI do not ask that you should pity these women with whom I have to deal, still less that you should contemn them.
SHE STANDS ACCUSEDVICTOR MACCLUREReward my temperance with some lawful favour, Though you contemn my person.
THE PLAYS OF PHILIP MASSINGERPHILIP MASSINGERWORDS RELATED TO CONTEMN
- abuse
- admonish
- animadvert
- asperse
- attack
- backbite
- berate
- blame
- carp at
- castigate
- cavil
- chastise
- chide
- contemn
- cut up
- denigrate
- denounce
- deprecate
- disapprove
- discipline
- disparage
- exprobate
- find fault with
- get after
- impugn
- incriminate
- judge
- knock
- lecture
- look askance
- ostracize
- pick apart
- pull apart
- read out
- rebuff
- rebuke
- remonstrate
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- scold
- take to task
- tear apart
- tell off
- upbraid
- baffled
- bearded
- braved
- confronted
- contemned
- dared
- defeated
- derided
- despised
- disregarded
- eluded
- faced
- flew in face of
- flouted
- foiled
- fronted
- gibed
- hung tough
- hurled defiance at
- ignored
- insulted
- made my day
- mocked
- opposed
- outdared
- provoked
- repelled
- repulsed
- resisted
- ridiculed
- scorned
- slighted
- spurned
- stuck
- stuck fast
- thwarted
- took one on
- ventured
- violated
- withstood
- baffles
- beards
- braves
- confronts
- contemns
- dares
- defeats
- derides
- despises
- disregards
- eludes
- faces
- flies in face of
- flouts
- foils
- fronts
- gibes
- hangs tough
- hurls defiance at
- ignores
- insults
- makes my day
- mocks
- opposes
- outdares
- provokes
- repels
- repulses
- resists
- ridicules
- scorns
- slights
- spurns
- sticks
- sticks fast
- takes one on
- thwarts
- ventures
- violates
- withstands
- baffle
- beard
- brave
- confront
- contemn
- dare
- defeat
- deride
- despise
- disregard
- elude
- face
- face off
- flout
- fly in face of
- foil
- front
- gibe
- hang tough
- hurl defiance at
- ignore
- insult
- make my day
- mock
- oppose
- outdare
- provoke
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- ridicule
- scorn
- slight
- spurn
- stick
- stick fast
- take one on
- thwart
- venture
- violate
- withstand
- abuse
- asperse
- attack
- calumniate
- censure
- clamor against
- condemn
- contemn
- decry
- defame
- denigrate
- denounce
- deprecate
- deride
- derogate
- detract
- discount
- discountenance
- discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- dispraise
- fault
- find fault with
- humble
- knock
- look down on
- lower
- malign
- minimize
- put down
- rap
- revile
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorn
- slam
- slander
- slight
- slur
- smear
- sneer at
- spurn
- take down a peg
- traduce
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- vilify
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