contempt (Meaning)
contempt (n)
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
open disrespect for a person or thing
a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
Synonyms & Antonyms of contempt
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Synonyms:
- jaundice
- vituperation
- detraction
- enmity
- aspersion
- despisement
- malevolence
- condemnation
- revulsion
- bitterness
- malignity
- despitefulness
- spitefulness
- meanness
- gall
- rancor
- malignancy
- abomination
- derision
- lovelessness
- aversion
- vindictiveness
- jealousy
- antagonism
- repulsion
- detestation
- mockery
- denunciation
- repugnance
- animosity
- execration
- bile
- disparagement
- censure
- abhorrence
- abuse
- misprision
- grudge
- virulence
- depreciation
- maliciousness
- pique
- venom
- invidiousness
- spleen
- spite
- odium
- horror
- vitriol
- ridicule
- antipathy
- invective
- loathing
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contempt Sentence Examples
- He couldn't hide his contempt for the politician's empty promises.
- The defendant's contempt for the court's authority was evident in his disrespectful behavior.
- She regarded her rival with thinly veiled contempt, unable to hide her disdain.
- The dictator ruled with contempt for the rights and freedoms of his people.
- His contemptuous attitude towards those he considered beneath him alienated many potential allies.
- The teacher's contempt for her students' intelligence was demoralizing.
- Despite his efforts to conceal it, his contemptuous glare betrayed his true feelings.
- The company's disregard for safety regulations showed a contempt for the well-being of its employees.
- The wealthy elite's contempt for the struggles of the working class fueled social unrest.
- The artist's work was met with contempt by art critics who dismissed it as amateurish.
FAQs About the word contempt
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike, a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous, open disrespect for a person or thing, a
disdain, hatred, contemptuousness, despite,disgust, hate, malice, hostility, hatefulness, scorn
esteem, acceptance, regard, favor,respect, esteem, estimation, respect, acceptance, admiration
He couldn't hide his contempt for the politician's empty promises.
The defendant's contempt for the court's authority was evident in his disrespectful behavior.
She regarded her rival with thinly veiled contempt, unable to hide her disdain.
The dictator ruled with contempt for the rights and freedoms of his people.
