contempt
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5.5
- noun
- /kənˈtɛmpt/
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desprecio
- To roll your eyes is to show both contempt and disdain.
- treat with contempt
- express contempt
- show contempt
They may have contempt for the way you cook.
- They may have contempt for the way you cook.
- But they, they show a contempt for, for other people.
- Those people end up having great contempt for their own employees.
- This couple is showing so much contempt and criticism to each other.
- And I don't think the Arab world has anything but contempt or fear of Iran.
- They see the contempt that these elites have for them.
- I mean, anger and contempt for institutions is just phenomenal.
- He couldn't possibly show more contempt than that, What I'm being told that he can.
- And I have a complete contempt for terrorists that is not fake.
Examples
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They treated us with contempt.
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People the world over would have contempt for the United States and its leaders.
Fiction book (1990) -
Those people end up having great contempt for their own employees.
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And contempt goes along with love and hate.
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If there is something you want but cannot have, show contempt for it.
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We even hold our own lives in contempt.
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I would call that, at the very least, contempt.
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The mainstream media treated them with contempt, and most Republicans kept their distance.
Academic text (2011) -
This is a country today that has an utter contempt for skill.
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He showed clear contempt for the rules by ignoring them completely.
Synonyms
133
3.4
Rude behavior or words that show a lack of respect for someone
65
6.5
A feeling of strong dislike and lack of respect
39
5.1
A strong feeling of dislike and no respect
Strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
15
7.5
Showing disrespect to a judge or refusing to obey a court order that can be punished
- Formal
3
8.8
Showing disrespect or disobeying a court and its orders can be punished as a crime
- Formal
1
8.6
Failing to follow a court order that helps another person, causing fines or jail to make you obey
How Contemptuous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Contempt comes from the Latin verb contemnere, which meant 'to scorn'. Think of it like the English word 'scorn' — contempt is the strong feeling that someone or something is worthless and does not deserve respect.