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contempt
noun
1 contempt
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike:
— He was held in contempt.
synonyms: despite, disdain, scorn.
Roget 856:
ridicule,
derision;
sardonic smile,
sardonic grin;
irrision†;
scoffing
etc.
(disrespect)
929;
mockery,
quiz†,
banter,
irony,
persiflage,
raillery,
chaff,
badinage;
quizzing
etc.
v.;
asteism†.
squib,
satire,
skit,
quip,
quib†,
grin.
parody,
burlesque,
travesty,
travestie†;
farce
etc.
(drama)
599;
caricature.
buffoonery
etc.
(fun)
840;
practical joke;
horseplay.
scorn,
contempt
etc.
930.
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Roget 930:
contempt,
disdain,
scorn,
sovereign contempt;
despisal†,
despiciency†;
despisement†;
vilipendency†,
contumely;
slight,
sneer,
spurn,
by-word;
despect†.
contemptuousness
etc.
adj.;
scornful eye;
smile of contempt;
derision
etc.
(disrespect)
929.
despisedness
[State of being despised].
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Dutch: ongenoegen, verachting
Polish: pogarda, wzgarda
2 contempt
A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous.
synonym: disrespect.
Polish: pogardzenie, wzgardzenie
3 contempt
Open disrespect for a person or thing.
synonym: scorn.
Dutch: depreciatie, dédain, geringschatting, laatdunkendheid, minachting, verachting
4 contempt
A willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body.
Dutch: minachting
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