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Showing words for CONTEMPT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Contempt

contempt

7 Letter Words for Contempt

contemp

6 Letter Words for Contempt

coempt, compte, potent, potmen, toment, topmen, topnet

5 Letter Words for Contempt

cento, comet, compt, comte, conte, copen, cotte, entom, mecon, mento, monte, moten, motet, motte, nempt, netop, octet, oncet, petto, ponce, tecon, tempo, tempt, totem

4 Letter Words for Contempt

cent, come, comp, cone, cont, cope, copt, cote, cott, econ, ecto, empt, ento, eton, meno, ment, moet, mone, mont, mope, mote, mott, nemo, nome, nope, note, nott, omen, once, opec, open, pent, peon, peto, pnce, poem, poet, pome, pone, pont, pote, pott, temp, tent, tome, tone, tope, tote

3 Letter Words for Contempt

cen, ceo, cep, com, con, cop, cot, cpm, cpo, cpt, cte, ctn, cto, ecm, eco, ect, emo, emp, enc, eom, eon, etc, men, met, moc, moe, mon, mop, mot, mtn, nco, neo, nep, net, nom, not, oct, one, ont, ope, opt, otc, pcm, pct, pec, pen, pet, pmt, pom, pon, pot, pte, ptt, tcp, tec, tem, ten, tet, tnt, toc, toe, tom, ton, top, tot, tpm

Definitions for Contempt

[1] the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
[2] the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.
[3] Law . willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court (contempt of court) or legislative body. an act showing such disrespect.
[4] the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that he considers worthless or despicable; scorn
[5] the state of being scorned; disgrace (esp in the phrase hold in contempt )
[6] wilful disregard of or disrespect for the authority of a court of law or legislative body contempt of court

Words related to Contempt

distaste, mockery, derision, condescension, antipathy, ridicule, malice, disregard, defiance, scorn, hatred, neglect, shame, snobbery, repugnance, stubbornness, despite, indignity, slight, contumely

Words nearby Contempt

contemplative order, contempo, contemporaneous, contemporary, contemporize, contempt, contempt of congress, contempt of court, contemptible, contemptuous, contend

Origin of Contempt

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin contemptus a slighting, equivalent to contemn(ere) to despise, scorn (see contemn) + -tus suffix of verb action (with loss of n and intrusive p )

Other words from Contempt

self-con·tempt , noun

Word origin for Contempt

C14: from Latin contemptus a despising, from contemnere to contemn

Synonyms for Contempt

antipathy, condescension, defiance, derision, disregard, distaste, hatred, malice, mockery, neglect, ridicule, scorn, audacity, aversion, contumely, despisal, despite, disesteem, indignity, recalcitrance, repugnance, slight, snobbery, stubbornness, despisement