contempt

English

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Alternative forms

• cōtempt (obsolete)
• cõtempt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnere (“to scorn, despise”), from com- + temnere (“to despise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈtɛmpt/, SAMPA: /k@n"tEmpt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmpt

Noun

contempt (plural contempts)

1. (uncountable) The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
2. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
3. (law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:contempt

Derived terms

• contemptible
• contemptuous
• familiarity breeds contempt

Translations

uncountable: a feeling or attitude

Arabic: احتقار (ar) (iHtiqaar) m. Bosnian: prezir (bs) Bulgarian: презрение (bg) (prezrénie) n., пренебрежение (bg) (prenebrežénie) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 鄙視 (cmn), 鄙视 (cmn) (bǐshì), 輕視 (cmn), 轻视 (cmn) (qīngshì) Czech: opovržení (cs) n. Dutch: verachting (nl) f., minachting (nl) f. Finnish: halveksinta, ylenkatse French: mépris (fr) m.

German: Verachtung (de) f. Hebrew: בוז (he) (buz) m. Icelandic: fyrirlitning (is) f. Japanese: 軽蔑 (ja) (けいべつ, keibetsu), 侮蔑 (ja) (ぶべつ, bubetsu), 侮辱 (ja) (ぶじょく, bujoku) Malayalam: പുച്‌ഛം (puchham) Polish: pogarda (pl) f., lekceważenie (pl) n. Russian: презрение (ru) (prezrénije) n., пренебрежение (ru) (prenebrežénije) n. Spanish: desprecio (es) m., desdén (es) m. Swedish: missnöje (sv) n., misshag (sv), förakt (sv) n. Volapük: nestüm (vo)

a state of being despised or dishonored

Czech: opovržení (cs) n. Finnish: kunniattomuus German: Schande (de) f., Blamage (de) f. Icelandic: óvirðing (is) f.

Japanese: 軽蔑 (ja) (けいべつ, keibetsu) Polish: pogarda f., lekceważenie n. Russian: позор (ru) (pozór) m., бесчестие (ru) (besčéstije) n. Spanish: desgracia (es) f., deshonra (es) f., vergüenza (es) f.

law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority

Bulgarian: неуважение (bg) n. Dutch: minachting (nl) f. Finnish: (open disrespect of a court of law) oikeuden halventaminen French: outrage (fr) m. German: Mißachtung (de) f., Beamtenbeleidigung (de) Icelandic: óvirðing (is) f.

Polish: lekceważenie n. Portuguese: desacato (pt) m. Russian: неуважение (ru) (neuvažénije) n. Spanish: desacato (es) m.

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Ido: des-estimo

Related terms

• contemn

External links

• 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