Contemned (8)
I believe the answer is:
despised
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">contemned</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('despise' can be a synonym of 'contemn')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for despised that I've seen before include "held in contempt" , "Detested" , "Felt contempt for" , "Looked down on" , "Scorned" .)