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contemptibility

contemptibility

9.8
Being so bad that people feel strong dislike and disrespect
  • noun
  • /kənˈtɛmptəˌbɪlɪti/
  • Offensive
translation icon : despreciabilidad
  • His contemptibility is hard to ignore!

Examples

  • The film explores the contemptibility of greed and selfishness in modern society.

  • The contemptibility of their actions shocked the community!

  • Few were surprised by the contemptibility displayed by the corrupt officials.

  • His blatant dishonesty only added to the contemptibility of his actions.

  • The teacher spoke about the contemptibility of bullying and how it reflects poorly on our society.

  • He showed his contemptibility by refusing to help those in need, believing they were unworthy of his time.

  • The article highlighted the contemptibility of certain politicians who prioritize power over the welfare of the people.

Synonyms

baseness
vscontemptibility
  • Formal
1 8.1

Low moral quality that shows shameful behavior

is judged as deeply worthless and lacking moral value
sordidness
vscontemptibility
1 8.8

A state of being dirty and morally bad

is mainly about moral worthlessness rather than physical dirtiness
despicableness
vscontemptibility
1 8.2

Being so bad or shameful that people strongly dislike it

is broader and focuses on worthlessness and lack of higher values
despicability
vscontemptibility
8.9

A very bad moral quality that makes people feel disgust or anger

is mainly about being judged worthless rather than causing disgust
dishonorableness
vscontemptibility
  • US
9.3

A quality of not being worthy of respect

is about being seen as morally valueless and without honor
reprehensibility
vscontemptibility
  • Formal
9.1

Being wrong and deserving blame or criticism

is focused on being spoken of as morally worthless
disreputableness
vscontemptibility
9.6

A quality of being not respected or trusted by people

is more about being judged morally worthless for bad values than reputation
disreputability
vscontemptibility
9.0

The state of being seen as not respectable or having a bad reputation

is stronger in focus emphasizing moral worthlessness rather than mere reputation
unrespectability
vscontemptibility
8.6

A bad reputation that makes people think someone is dishonest or shameful

is concerned with being morally worthless rather than only socially disapproved

Antonyms

value
∞ 1.3

How much something is worth in money or how useful it is

worthiness
13 4.7

Being seen as having value and deserving respect

How Contemptible

vileness
2 8.0
odiousness
  • Formal
9.0
contemptibility
  • Offensive
9.8
reprehensibility
  • Formal
9.1
unworthiness
3 7.5

Surface Forms

contemptibility singular
contemptibilities plural

Morphology

contemptibility = contemptible (transparent) = contempt + ible + ity

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'contemptible', preserving the meaning 'state of being deserving of contempt'.

Etymology

The word contemptibility comes from contempt, which means 'scorn' or 'the feeling that someone is worthless', and the ending -ibility means 'the quality of being'. So, contemptibility is the quality of being deserving of 'scorn' or seen as 'worthless'.