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Contempt

//kənˈtɛmpt// noun

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

    "And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them."

  2. 2
    a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous wordnet
  5. 5
    Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body. countable, uncountable

    "The panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend charging Mr. [Stephen K.] Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress for defying its subpoena, sending the issue to the House."

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  1. 6
    open disrespect for a person or thing wordnet
  2. 7
    Ellipsis of contempt factor. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
  3. 8
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike wordnet

Etymology

From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnō (“I scorn, despise”), from com- + temnō (“I despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.

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