Synonyms for contempt

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuh n-tempt

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɛmpt

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Définition of contempt

Origin : late 14c., from Latin contemptus "scorn," from past participle of contemnere "to scorn, despise," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + *temnere "to slight, scorn," of uncertain origin. Phrase contempt of court is attested from 19c., though the idea is several centuries older.

noun disdain, disrespect
noun state of disgrace

Example sentences :

Where he thinks a contempt due, he pays it to the uttermost.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

"Measure for Measure" is one of the best examples of Shakespeare's contempt for stagecraft.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

For all these reasons they despised the Corinthians, and made no secret of their contempt.
Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell

But they repulsed him rudely, and treated his suggestion with contempt.
Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell

An intense feeling of contempt so excited her that she stood up on her feet.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

But by this cowardice all he gained was the King's contempt.
Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Lauriston snapped his fingers and shrugged his shoulders in contempt of duty.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

You have treated me with scorn, with contempt, like a little child, as though I did not exist!
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

That's their way of showing their contempt for conventionality.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

His eye glanced with a mixture of contempt and jealousy upon his wife.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

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