Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

    Verachtung

    презре́ниеprezrénije, пренебреже́ниеprenebrežénije

    прези́рствоprezýrstvo, не́хтуванняnéxtuvannja

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.

    Schande, Blamage

    позо́рpozór, бесче́стиеbesčéstije

  3. (countable, uncountable)Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

    Mißachtung, Beamtenbeleidigung

    неуваже́ниеneuvažénije

    знева́гаzneváha

    a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

Examples

46 sentences
  1. I feel nothing but contempt for such behavior.

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  2. The judge held both of us in contempt.

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  3. I feel nothing but contempt for such dishonest behavior.

    ruТакое бессовестное поведение не вызывает у меня ничего, кроме презрения.

    deIch empfinde nichts als Verachtung gegenüber einem solchen unaufrichtigen Verhalten.

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  4. Familiarity breeds contempt and children.

    ruБлизкое знакомство рождает презрение и детей.

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  5. Familiarity breeds contempt.

    ruЧем ближе знаешь, тем меньше почитаешь.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
a feeling or attitude:
law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority:
Русский
By meaning 3
a feeling or attitude:
a state of being despised or dishonored:
law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
a feeling or attitude:
a state of being despised or dishonored:
law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority:

Origin

From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnō (“to scorn, despise”), from com- + temnō (“

From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnō (“to scorn, despise”), from com- + temnō (“to despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.

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Forms

plural: contempts
Singularcontempt
Pluralcontempts

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous:disrespect
  • open disrespect for a person or thing:scorn
  • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike:disdainscorndespite

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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