2022-01-25
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – C - concert & condemn & contemn
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง concert - noun, adj. = “KON-surt” or “ -sert” - verb = “kuhn-SURT”
ออกเสียง condemn = “Kuhn-DEM”
ออกเสียง contemn = “Kuhn-TEM”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
condemn & contemn
The first of these words means
“to censure,”
“to express disapproval of,”
“to judge unfit”:
“His guilty looks condemn him.”
If the appraiserscondemn the ship,
it will be sold for scrap metal.”
Condemn also means
“to acquire ownership for a public purpose”:
“The town condemned the tract of land and turned it into a public park.”
Contemn, a less-used word, means
“to treat with scorn, disdain, or contempt,”
“to despise”:
“If you do that, all right-thinking persons will condemn you (hold you in contempt).”
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary
Concert effort
One cannot make a “concerted effort” all by one’s self.
To work “in concert” is to work together with others.
One can, however, make a concentrated effort.
The prefix “con-” means “with.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for condemn
Criticize, Reprehend, Censure, Reprobate, Condemn, Denounce
mean to find fault with openly.
Criticize implies finding fault especially with methods or policies or intentions.
criticized the police for using violence
Reprehend implies both criticism and severe rebuking.
reprehends the self-centeredness of today's students
Censure carries a strong suggestion of authority and of reprimanding.
a Senator formally censured by his peers
Reprobate implies strong disapproval or firm refusal to sanction.
reprobated his son's unconventional lifestyle
Condemn usually suggests an unqualified and final unfavorable judgment.
condemned the government's racial policies
Denounce adds toCondemn the implication of a public declaration.
a pastoral letter denouncing abortion
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for contemn
Despise, Contemn, Scorn, Disdain
mean to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration.
Despise may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing.
despises cowards
Contemn implies a vehement condemnation of a person or thing as low, vile, feeble, or ignominious.
contemns the image of women promoted by advertisers
Scorn implies a ready or indignant contempt.
scorns the very thought of retirement
Disdain implies an arrogant or supercilious aversion to what is regarded as unworthy.
disdained popular music
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Did you know?
Contemn is derived from the Latin verb contemnere,
a word formed by combining con- and temnere ("to despise").
Surprisingly, our verb may have come within a hair's breadth
of being spelled "contempn."
The Middle French word contempner arrived in Middle English
as "contempnen," but that extra "p" disappeared,
leaving us with "contemn."
You may be wondering about the connection
between "contemn" and "contempt,"
and not surprisingly, they are related.
"Contempt" comes from Latin contemptus,
which comes from "contemnere."
"Contemn" first turned up in print in the 15th century;
"contempt" dates from the 14th century.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
History and Etymology for contemn
Middle English contempnen "to slight, spurn,"
borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin;
Anglo-French contempner "to despise, disdain,"
borrowed from Latin contemnere
"to look down on , show no respect for, despise," from con- CON- + temnere "to scorn, despise," of uncertain origin
NOTE: The verb temnere is probably back-derived from contemnere,
which is older and better attested.
A comparison has been suggested with the Indo-European verb base *temh1- "cut,"
for which Greek also offers an n-present formation
in támnein, témnein
(see TOME), though the semantic link is vague ("cut" > "cut off" > "shun" > "spurn, disdain"?).
An older proposed link is with Greek stémbein
"to shake about, handle roughly,"
supposedly comparable with Germanic
*stampōn-/*stambōn- "to stamp, trample" (see STAMP entry 1), but *stemb- is scarcely an unimpeachable Indo-European root.
