Contemn /(kŏn*tĕm")/

Con·temn

Contemn

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Contemned; p. pr. & vb. n. Contemning

  1. To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn.
    Thy pompous delicacies I contemn.
    One who contemned divine and human laws.