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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