contemptuous

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs/, /kənˈtɛmp.tju.əs/, SAMPA: /k@n"tEmp.tSu.@s/, /k@n"tEmp.tju.@s/
• (US) IPA: /kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs/, SAMPA: /k@n"tEmp.tSu.@s/

Adjective

contemptuous (comparative more contemptuous, superlative most contemptuous)

1. showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

   I don't know that guy, but he just gave me a contemptuous look.

Derived terms

• contemptuously

Related terms

• contempt

Translations

showing contempt

Arabic: احتقار (ar) Bulgarian: надменен (bg), презрителен (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 轻蔑的 (zh), 侮辱的 (zh) Czech: pohrdavý (cs) m. Dutch: minachting (nl) Finnish: halveksuva, halveksiva, halventava, epäkunnioittava (fi)

French: méprisant (fr), dédaigneux (fr) Italian: sprezzante (it), sdegnoso (it) Polish: pogardliwy (pl) m. Russian: пренебрежительный (ru) (prenebrežítel'nyj), надменный (ru) (nadménnyj), презрительный (ru) (prezrítel'nyj) Serbo-Croatian: nadmenost (sh), nadutost (sh), prezrivost (sh)