CONTEMN, v.t. [L., to despise; to drive away.]
1. To despise; to consider and treat as mean and despicable; to scorn.In whose eyes a vile person is contemned. Psalm 15.2. To slight; to neglect as unworthy of regard; to reject with disdain.Wherefore do the wicked contemn God. Psalm 10.They contemn the counsel of the Most High. Psalm 107.