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1. (n.) contempt
a feeling of disdain for anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; scorn.
2. contempt
the state of being despised; disgrace.
3. contempt
willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court or legislative body:
contempt of court.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < L contemptus a slighting <contemn(ere) to despise, scorn (see contemn ) +-tus suffix of v. action)
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1. (noun) contempt, disdain, scorn, despite
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
"he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
2. (noun) contempt, disrespect
a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
3. (noun) contempt, scorn
open disrespect for a person or thing
4. (noun) contempt
a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
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1. (noun) contempt
a dislike combined with disrespect
a feeling of strong contempt for his father
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1. (noun) contempt
the act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn
2. (noun) contempt
the state of being despised; disgrace; shame
3. (noun) contempt
an act or expression denoting contempt
4. (noun) contempt
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
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Sense: very low opinion; scorn
She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.
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 Afrikaans: minagting, veragting; ver |
 Arabic: إحْتِقار، إزدِراء |
 Bulgarian: презрение |
 Brazilian: desprezo |
 Czech: opovržení |
 German: die Verachtung |
 Danish: foragt |
 Greek: περιφρόνηση |
 Spanish: desprecio, desdén |
 Estonian: põlgus |
 Farsi: تحقیر؛ خوار سازی |
 Finnish: halveksunta |
 French: mépris |
 Hebrew: בּוּז |
 Hindi: तिरस्कार |
 Croatian: prezir |
 Hungarian: megvetés |
 Indonesian: rendah, remeh |
 Icelandic: fyrirlitning |
 Italian: disprezzo |
 Japanese: 軽蔑 |
 Korean: 경멸 |
 Lithuanian: panieka |
 Latvian: nicināšana; nicinājums |
 Malay: mencemuh |
 Dutch: verachting |
 Norwegian: forakt, hån |
 Polish: pogarda |
 Persian: تحقیر؛ خوار سازی |
 Pashto: كركه، اهانت، په سپكه سترګ |
 Portuguese: desprezo |
 Romanian: dispreţ |
 Russian: презрение |
 Slovak: opovrhnutie |
 Slovenian: prezir |
 Serbian: prezir |
 Swedish: förakt |
 Thai: การดูถูก |
 Turkish: küçümseme, hor görme |
 Taiwanese: 輕蔑 |
 Ukrainian: презирство, зневага |
 Urdu: حقارت، توهين |
 Vietnamese: sự khinh miệt |
 Chinese: 轻蔑 |
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