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contemn
to despise; to treat or think of with scorn
By all accounts he was highly intelligent; yet he contemned the unintelligent, which always made us wonder how intelligent he really was.
Related English words: contempt (disdain, scorn), contemptible, contemptibility, contemptibleness, contemptuous (expressing contempt), contemptuousness
Latin root words: contemptus, contemptus, m. - contempt, disdain; contemno, contemnere, contempsi, contemptus - to despise
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