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contempt

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As a noun, contempt means the state or act of contemning.

Meanings of contempt

5 meanings

noun

  1. The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

  2. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.

  3. legalOpen disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

  4. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislikefeeling

    “he was held in contempt”

    “the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary”

    Similar: disdain, scorn, despite

  5. A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

    Similar: disrespect

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disdainscorndespite
noun: a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
disrespect
noun: open disrespect for a person or thing
scorn

Words that rhyme with contempt

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