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
- 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
Antonyms for contempt
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