contempt
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From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnere (“to scorn, despise”), from com- + temnere (“to despise”).
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contempt (plural contempts)
- (uncountable) The state 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.
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uncountable: a feeling or attitude
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a state of being despised or dishonored
law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority
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External links [edit]
- contempt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- contempt in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- contempt at OneLook Dictionary Search