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con·tempt  (kn-tmpt)

n.

1. The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn.

2. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.

3. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

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[Middle English, from Latin contemptus, past participle of contemnere, to despise; see contemn.]

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contempt [kənˈtɛmpt]

n

1. the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that he considers worthless or despicable; scorn

2. the state of being scorned; disgrace (esp in the phrase hold in contempt)

3. (Law) wilful disregard of or disrespect for the authority of a court of law or legislative body contempt of court

[from Latin contemptus a despising, from contemnere to contemn]

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Contempt 

1. As the air to a bird or the sea to a fish, so is contempt to the contemptible —William Blake
2. Contempt is a kind of gangrene, which if it seizes one part of a character, it corrupts all the rest by degrees —Samuel Johnson
3. (His voice had turned idle,) contemptuous, uncaring, like a king throwing a handful of coppers at the feet of children —Borden Deal
4. Disdain as a gourmet disdains TV dinners —Anon
5. Disdain as a lover of literature disdains a potboiler —Anon
6. (He started) handling my exam paper like it was a turd —J. D. Salinger
7. (A waiter who) looked as if he had been cornstarched in arrogance —Pat Conroy
8. More haughty than the devil —William Shakespeare
9. Scorn will curl suddenly round silent corners like bell-less bicycles —W. R. Rodgers
10. Sneered, like a waiter in a French restaurant who has just taken an order for a Chardonnay that he disdains —Ira Berkow, New York Times, September 29, 1986, about Jim Rice, a baseball hitter
11. They treat me like a snakebit cowpoke just in from the range —Thomas Zigal
12. Watch … distastefully, as though she were a cigar being smoked in the presence of a lady without permission —Penelope Gilliatt

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contempt - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" despite, disdain, scorn dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
	2.	contempt - a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous disrespect rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting
	3.	contempt - open disrespect for a person or thing scorn discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect fleer - contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words leer, sneer - a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls sneer - a contemptuous or scornful remark
	4.	contempt - a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body disobedience, noncompliance - the failure to obey contempt of Congress - deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch contempt of court - disrespect for the rules of a court of law law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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contempt

noun scorn, disdain, mockery, derision, disrespect, disregard, contumely I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
liking, regard, respect, honour, esteem, admiration

Translations

contempt [kənˈtempt] N → desprecio m, desdén m
to hold sth/sb in contempt → despreciar algo/a algn
it's beneath contempt → es más que despreciable
to bring into contempt → desprestigiar, envilecer
to hold in contempt → despreciar (Jur) → declarar en rebeldía
contempt of court (Jur) → desacato m (a los tribunales)

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contempt [kənˈtɛmpt] n → mépris m, dédain m
to have contempt for sb/sth → mépriser qn/qch, avoir du mépris pour qn/qch
to hold sb/sth in contempt (= despise) → mépriser qn/qch, avoir du mépris pour qn/qch
to be beneath contempt → être au-dessous de tout

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contempt

n

→ Verachtung f; (= disregard also) → Geringachtung f, → Geringschätzung f → (for von); to hold in contempt → verachten; to bring into contempt → in Verruf bringen; in contempt of public opinion → die öffentliche Meinung außer Acht lassend, ohne Ansehen der öffentlichen Meinung; beneath contempt → unter aller Kritik

(Jur, also contempt of court) → Missachtung f → (der Würde) des Gerichts, Ungebühr f → vor Gericht; (through non-appearance) → Ungebühr f → durch vorsätzliches Ausbleiben; (by press) → Beeinflussung f → der Rechtspflege; to be in contempt (of court) → das Gericht or die Würde des Gerichts missachten

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contempt [kənˈtɛmpt] n → disprezzo, disdegno
to hold sth/sb in contempt → disprezzare qc/qn
contempt of court (Law) → oltraggio alla Corte
it's beneath contempt → è oltremodo vergognoso

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contempt

n contempt [kənˈtempt]

1 very low opinion; scorn She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour. minagting, veragting; versmading إحْتِقار، إزدِراء презрение opovržení foragt die Verachtung περιφρόνηση desprecio, desdén põlgus تحقیر؛ خوار سازی halveksunta mépris בּוּז तिरस्कार prezir megvetés rendah, remeh fyrirlitning disprezzo 軽蔑 경멸 panieka nicināšana; nicinājums mencemuh verachting forakt, hån pogarda desprezo dispreţ презрение opovrhnutie prezir prezir förakt การดูถูก küçümseme, hor görme 輕蔑 презирство, зневага حقارت، توهين sự khinh miệt 轻蔑

2 disregard for the law. veronagsaming, minagting, veragting; versmading إسْتِهانَه، إسْنِخْفاف بِالقانون неуважение nedbání zákona foragt die Mißachtung απείθεια desacato seaduse ignoreerimine عدم توجه به قانون halventaminen outrage בִּזוּי अवमानना neuvažavanje, neposluh semmibevevés meremehkan hukum óvirðing oltraggio 侮辱罪 무시 nepaisymas necienīga izturēšanās penghinaan minachting ringeakt, krenkelse, forakt lekceważenie desacato ofensă неуважение pohŕdanie (čím) kršitev, neupoštevanje (zakona) nepoštovanje lagtrots การไม่เคารพกฎหมาย saygısızlık, itaatsizlik 藐視法律 порушення норм права توهين قانون sự bất chấp các quy tắc 蔑视法律

adj conˈtemptible

deserving contempt His behaviour was contemptible. veragtelik خَسيس، جَدير بِالإزْدِراء низък zavrženíhodný foragtelig; ussel verachtenswert ποταπός, χυδαίος despreciable põlastusväärne در خور نکوهش halveksittava méprisable בָּזוּי घृणा-योग्य prezira vrijedan megvetendő patut dicela fyrirlitlegur disprezzabile 卑しむべき 경멸스런 smerktinas nicināms keji verachtelijk foraktelig, ynkelig, ussel zasługujący na pogardę desprezível vrednic de dispreţ презренный opovrhnutiahodný vreden prezira dostojan prezira föraktlig น่าเหยียดหยาม aşağılık, adî 可鄙的，卑劣的 нікчемний; такий, що заслуговує на презирство لائق مذمت đáng khinh 可鄙的

adv conˈtemptibly

veragtelik بِصورَة حِسِّيَّه تَبْعَث عَلى الإزْدِراء презрително opovrženíhodně, odporně foragteligt verachtenswert ποταπά, χυδαία de forma despreciable põlastusväärselt با تحقیر halveksittavasti de façon méprisable בְּבּוּז घृणापूर्वक podlost, gnusnost megvetésre méltóan buruk fyrirlitlega in modo disprezzabile 卑劣に 경멸스럽게 su panieka nicināmi dengan keji verachtelijk foraktelig, usselt w sposób zasługujący na pogardę abominavelmente vrednic de dispreţ презренно hanebne prezirljivo dostojno prezira föraktligt อย่างน่าเหยียดหยาม aşağılık bir şekilde 可鄙地 жалюгідно حقارت س‍ے một cách đáng khinh 卑鄙地

adj conˈtemptuous [-tʃuəs]

showing contempt a contemptuous sneer. minagtend, smalend, honend, veragtend; parmantig مُزدَرِ، مُسْتَخِف، مُسْتَهين презрителен pohrdající, pohrdavý foragtende; hånende verächtlich περιφρονητικός despreciativo, despectivo põlglik تحقیر آمیز halveksiva dédaigneux מְגָלֵה בּוּז तिरस्कारपूर्ण preziran, prezriv megvető sikap merendahkan fyrirlitningar- sdegnoso 人をばかにした 경멸적인 paniekinamas nicinošs kebencian verachtend hånlig, med forakt/ringeakt pogardliwy desdenhoso dispreţuitor презрительный pohŕdavý prezirljiv prezriv föraktfull ซึ่งดูหมิ่นหรือเหยียดหยาม kibirli, kendini beğenmiş 輕蔑的 презирливий, зневажливий حقارت آميز، ذلت آميز biểu lộ sự khinh bỉ 轻蔑的

adv conˈtemptuously

minagtend, smalend بِازدِراء، بِاستِخفاف،بِاستِهانه надменно opovržlivě foragteligt; hånligt verächtlich περιφρονητικά con desprecio põlglikult بطور تحقیر آمیز halveksivasti avec dédain בְּבוּז तिरस्कारपूर्वक preziran, prezriv megvetően dengan merendahkan með fyrirlitningu con disprezzo 軽蔑して 경멸적으로 paniekinamai nicinoši dengan benci verachtend hånlig, med forakt/ringeakt pogardliwie desdenhosamente dispreţuitor, cu dispreţ презрительно pohŕdavo prezirljivo prezrivo föraktfullt อย่างดูหมิ่นหรือเหยียดหยาม kibirle, tepeden bakarak 輕蔑地 презирливо, зневажливо حقارت س‍ے، تكبر س‍ے một cách khinh bỉ 轻蔑地

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contempt → احتقار pohrdání foragt Verachtung περιφρόνηση desprecio halveksunta mépris prijezir diprezzo 軽蔑 모욕 minachting forakt pogarda desprezo презрение förakt การหมิ่นประมาท hor görme sự khinh miệt 轻视