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contemption

  • \kɔ̃.tɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\

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Du latin contemptio (« mépris »).

noun contemptions

  1. formal Mépris, dédain. Monsieur Hector y découvre moins d’originalité réelle qu’un orgueil bien assis, une volonté de contemption toute proche de l’irrespect.

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"contemption." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/contemption. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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contemption. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contemption

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"contemption." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contemption.

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@misc{contemption_2026,
  title = {contemption},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contemption},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}