contemn

 
Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛm/

verb

[with object] archaic
  • treat or regard with contempt: it lay in Deronda’s nature usually to contemn the feeble

Derivatives

contemner

Pronunciation: /-ˈtɛmə, -ˈtɛmnə/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + temnere 'despise'