contemptus.
contempt/scorn/despising (act/state); ignominy; disregard; object of contempt;
Meaning & usage
despised, despicable
contemptible, vile
valued little, disregarded
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of contemnō (“to despise”).
a despising, contempting; contempt, scorn
a being despised, contempted
ignominy
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin contemnō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin contemptus From contemnō + -tus (forming action nouns).
scorned, having been scorned
disparaged, having been disparaged
humbled, having been humbled
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of contemnō (“to despise”).
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