contempt

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

Noun

1. scorn

2. hold in contempt to scorn or despise

3. deliberate disrespect for the authority of a court of law: contempt of court [Latin contemnere to scorn]

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 << OPPOSITE respect

Translations

contempt [kənˈtɛmpt] n → desprecio;

contempt of court (LAW) → desacato (a los tribunales or a la justicia)

contempt [kənˈtɛmpt] n → mépris m, dédain m;

contempt of court (Law) → outrage m à l'autorité de la justice

contempt [kənˈtɛmpt] n → Verachtung f;

contempt of court (Law) → Missachtung f (der Würde) des Gerichts, Ungebühr f vor Gericht;

to have contempt for sb/sth → jdn/etw verachten;

to hold sb in contempt → jdn verachten

contempt [kənˈtɛmpt] n → disprezzo;

contempt of court (LAW) → oltraggio alla Corte

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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; versmadingإحْتِقار، إزدِراءпрезрениеopovrženíforagtdie Verachtungπεριφρόνησηdesprecio, desdénpõlgusتحقیر؛ خوار سازیhalveksuntaméprisבּוּזतिरस्कारprezirmegvetésrendah, remehfyrirlitningdisprezzo軽蔑경멸paniekanicināšana; nicinājumsmencemuhverachtingforakt, hånpogardadesprezodispreţпрезрениеopovrhnutieprezirprezirföraktการดูถูกküçümseme, hor görme輕蔑презирство, зневагаحقارت، توهينsự khinh miệt轻蔑

2 disregard for the law. veronagsaming, minagting, veragting; versmadingإسْتِهانَه، إسْنِخْفاف بِالقانونнеуважениеnedbání zákonaforagtdie Mißachtungαπείθειαdesacatoseaduse ignoreerimineعدم توجه به قانونhalventaminenoutrageבִּזוּיअवमाननाneuvažavanje, neposluhsemmibevevésmeremehkan hukumóvirðingoltraggio侮辱罪(법정·국회에 대한) 모독(죄)nepaisymasnecienīga izturēšanāspenghinaanminachtingringeakt, krenkelse, foraktlekceważeniedesacatoofensăнеуважениеpohŕdanie (čím)kršitev, neupoštevanje (zakona)nepoštovanjelagtrotsการไม่เคารพกฎหมายsaygısızlık, itaatsizlik蔑視法律порушення норм праваتوهين قانونsự bất chấp các quy tắc蔑视法律

adj conˈtemptible

deserving contempt His behaviour was contemptible.veragtelikخَسيس، جَدير بِالإزْدِراءнизъкzavrženíhodnýforagtelig; usselverachtenswertποταπός, χυδαίοςdespreciablepõlastusväärneدر خور نکوهشhalveksittavaméprisableבָּזוּיघृणा-योग्यprezira vrijedanmegvetendőpatut dicelafyrirlitlegurdisprezzabile卑しむべき경멸할만한smerktinasnicināmskejiverachtelijkforaktelig, ynkelig, usselzasługujący na pogardędesprezívelvrednic de dispreţпрезренныйopovrhnutiahodnývreden preziradostojan preziraföraktligน่าเหยียดหยามaşağılık, adî可鄙的нікчемний; такий, що заслуговує на презирствоلائق مذمتđáng khinh可鄙的

adv conˈtemptibly

veragtelikبِصورَة حِسِّيَّه تَبْعَث عَلى الإزْدِراءпрезрителноopovrženíhodně, odporněforagteligtverachtenswertποταπά, χυδαίαde forma despreciablepõlastusväärseltبا تحقیرhalveksittavastide façon méprisableבְּבּוּזघृणापूर्वकpodlost, gnusnostmegvetésre méltóanburukfyrirlitlegain modo disprezzabile卑劣に경멸할 만하게su paniekanicināmidengan kejiverachtelijkforaktelig, usseltw sposób zasługujący na pogardęabominavelmentevrednic de dispreţпрезренноhanebneprezirljivodostojno preziraföraktligtอย่างน่าเหยียดหยามaşağılık bir şekilde卑鄙地жалюгідноحقارت س‍ےmột cách đáng khinh卑鄙地

adj conˈtemptuous [-tʃuəs]

showing contempt a contemptuous sneer.minagtend, smalend, honend, veragtend; parmantigمُزدَرِ، مُسْتَخِف، مُسْتَهينпрезрителенpohrdající, pohrdavýforagtende; hånendeverächtlichπεριφρονητικόςdespreciativo, despectivopõlglikتحقیر آمیزhalveksivadédaigneuxמְגָלֵה בּוּזतिरस्कारपूर्णpreziran, prezrivmegvetősikap merendahkanfyrirlitningar-sdegnoso人をばかにした경멸적인paniekinamasnicinošskebencianverachtendhånlig, med forakt/ringeaktpogardliwydesdenhosodispreţuitorпрезрительныйpohŕdavýprezirljivprezrivföraktfullซึ่งดูหมิ่นหรือเหยียดหยามkibirli, kendini beğenmiş輕蔑的презирливий, зневажливийحقارت آميز، ذلت آميزbiểu lộ sự khinh bỉ轻蔑的

adv conˈtemptuously

minagtend, smalendبِازدِراء، بِاستِخفاف،بِاستِهانهнадменноopovržlivěforagteligt; hånligtverächtlichπεριφρονητικάcon despreciopõlglikultبطور تحقیر آمیزhalveksivastiavec dédainבְּבוּזतिरस्कारपूर्वकpreziran, prezrivmegvetőendengan merendahkanmeð fyrirlitningucon disprezzo軽蔑して경멸적으로paniekinamainicinošidengan benciverachtendhånlig, med forakt/ringeaktpogardliwiedesdenhosamentedispreţuitor, cu dispreţпрезрительноpohŕdavoprezirljivoprezrivoföraktfulltอย่างดูหมิ่นหรือเหยียดหยามkibirle, tepeden bakarak輕蔑地презирливо, зневажливоحقارت س‍ے، تكبر س‍ےmột cách khinh bỉ轻蔑地