Contempt

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn.
  • n. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
  • n. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
  • n. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
  • n. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
  • n. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
  • n. An act or expression denoting contempt.
  • n. Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of despising; the feeling caused by what is considered to be mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn for what is mean.
  • n. The state of being despised; shame; disgrace.
  • n. In law, disobedience to, or open disrespect of, the rules, orders, or process of a court or of a legislative assembly, or a disturbance or interruption of its proceedings: called in full, when used in relation to judicial authority, contempt of court.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. open disrespect for a person or thing
  • n. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
  • n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  • n. a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    discourtesy    rudeness    dislike   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    derision    scorn    contumely    slight    disregard    disdain    neglect    mockery    disgrace    shame   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    attempt    exempt    tempt    unkempt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scorn    hatred    indifference    pride    admiration    curiosity    impatience    defiance    shame    suspicion