7 Letters
5 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
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

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Contemn"

There are 165 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to contemn.

SynonymDefinition
Abhorfind repugnant
"I loathe that man"
"She abhors cats"
Abjureformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
"She abjured her beliefs"
Abominatefind repugnant
"I loathe that man"
"She abhors cats"
Affronta deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
Anathematisecurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Anathematizecurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Anathemisecurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Anathemizecurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Ariseget up and out of bed
"I get up at 7 A.M. every day"
"They rose early"
"He uprose at night"
Avoidstay clear from
keep away from
keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from contemn.

Anagram Definition
Contemnlook 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

Derives

Contemn derives from 8 words.

Word Definition
Contempta willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
Despisala feeling of scornful hatred
Despisinga feeling of scornful hatred
Despitecontemptuous disregard
"she wanted neither favor nor despite"
Disdaina communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Scornopen disrespect for a person or thing
Scornera person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
Sneerera person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression

Hypernyms

Contemn has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Detestdislike intensely
feel antipathy or aversion towards
"I hate Mexican food"
"She detests politicians"
Hatethe emotion of hate
a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word contemn.

Is contemn a scrabble word or can you use contemn in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 463182 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 729510 games. This 7 letter 11 point scrabble word can be rearranged 2,520 ways. What other words can be made with the letters c, e, m, n, o, and t? There's 6 with 9 letters or less with the letters c, e, m, n, o, and t. Here is a list of 6 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
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)





     

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