contempt /kən-temptˈ/

1. Scorn
2. Disgrace
3. Disregard of the rule of law, or an offence against the dignity of a court, etc, as in contempt of court, contempt of Parliament

contemptibilˈity or contemptˈibleness noun

contemptˈible (or (Spenser) /konˈ/) adjective

1. Despicable
2. Paltry

contemptˈibly adverb

contemptˈūous adjective

Haughty, scornful

contemptˈūously adverb

contemptˈuousness noun

beneath contempt

Utterly despicable

hold in contempt

To despise

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