Word: contemned
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: con
temned
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of contemn; look down on with disdain
Morphemes:
Affix: contemn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: temnō
Language: la
Decoded: temno
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I despise.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.