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contempt
English
Alternative forms
- c?tempt, cõtempt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemn? (“I scorn, despise”), from com- + temn? (“I despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t?mpt/
- Rhymes: -?mpt
Noun
contempt (countable and uncountable, plural contempts)
- (uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
- The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
- (law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:contempt
Antonyms
- See Thesaurus:contempt
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Further reading
- contempt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- contempt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- contempt at OneLook Dictionary Search
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despises
English
Verb
despises
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despise
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