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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•tempt /kənˈtɛmpt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a lack of respect;
scorn;
disregard:She gave me a look of pure contempt.[in + ~]He was held in contempt by his profession. - Lawdeliberate disobedience to, or open disrespect for, the rules or orders of a court or legislative body:charged with contempt of court.
contempt, disdain, scorn imply strong feelings of disapproval and dislike toward what seems worthless. contempt is disapproval with disgust: to feel contempt for a weakling. disdain is a feeling that a person or thing is beneath one's dignity and unworthy of one's notice, respect, or concern:a disdain for crooked dealing; a disdain for common people.scorn carries with it the meaning of open or undisguised contempt often combined with mocking or ridiculing:He showed only scorn for those who were not as ambitious as himself. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•tempt (kən tempt′),USA pronunciation n. - the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless;
disdain;
scorn. - the state of being despised;
dishonor;
disgrace. - Law
- willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court (contempt′ of court′) or legislative body.
- an act showing such disrespect.
- Latin contemptus a slighting = contemn(ere) to despise, scorn (see contemn) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action (with loss of n and intrusive p)
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: contempt /kənˈtɛmpt/ n - the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that he considers worthless or despicable; scorn
- the state of being scorned; disgrace (esp in the phrase hold in contempt)
- wilful disregard of or disrespect for the authority of a court of law or legislative body: contempt of court
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin contemptus a despising, from contemnere to contemn |