English → Latin
“disesteem” in Latin
contemnōto scorn, despise, show contempt; to disparage, consider a person or thing as unimportant or of small value; to disregarcontemptiōcontempt, scorn, disdaindēspiciōto look down upon; to disdain or despise; to look away, disregarddēperdōto be destroyed or ruined; to lose
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disesteem s.
contemptus: contemptio: despicientia: existimatio amissa. [Vid: CONTEMPT.] To fall into disesteem, existimatio alicujus violatur (by anything, aliqua re); de existimatione sua aliquid perdere or deperdere; detrimentum existimationis facere (to suffer loss of reputation); in contemptionem adduci (aliqua re); in contemptionem venire (to fall into contempt; with anybody, alicui); nomen perdere (of a wine; Cato).
disesteem v.
parvi aestimare, nullo numero putare aliquem or aliquid. Vid: DESPISE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disesteem?
- The usual Latin words for “disesteem” are contemnō, contemptiō, dēspiciō; also dēperdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.