Etymology

exouthenismos

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Today it means: A figure of speech expressing scorn, contempt, or disparagement. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐξουθενισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐξουθενισμός“scorn, contempt, disparagement”
  2. English todayexouthenismos

From Ancient Greek ἐξουθενισμός (exouthenismós, “scorn, contempt, disparagement”), from ἐξουθενέω (exouthenéō, “to despise, treat with contempt”).

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