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单词 contemptuousness
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contemptuousnessn.

Brit. /kənˈtɛm(p)tjʊəsnəs/, /kənˈtɛm(p)tʃʊəsnəs/, U.S. /kənˈtɛm(pt)ʃ(ʊ)əsnəs/
Forms: see contemptuous adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contemptuous adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < contemptuous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier contempt n., contemption n.
The quality or condition of being contemptuous; scorn, disdain.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptuous
deignoushedec1330
despitefulness1535
scornfulness1535
disdainfulness1548
contemptuousness1574
despisableness1613
despisingness1625
slightingness1683
contemptibility?1794
sneerfulness1873
sniffiness1927
snottiness1973
dismissiveness1980
1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job xlv. 214/2 Behold whereof commeth the contemptuousnesse of the vnbeleeuers.
1622 T. Vicars tr. B. Keckermann Ουρανογνωσια 35 The third sinne is contemptuousnesse, and disobedience, for we ought to obey God in all his commands.
1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 206. ⁋12 Sometimes..the insolence of wealth breaks into contemptuousness.
1958 N. Peffer Far East xxxvii. 360 He scarcely deserved the contemptuousness with which the Japanese treated him.
2016 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 1 Dec. (Features section) 39 Politicians' contemptuousness towards the electorate knows no bounds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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