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con·tempt
(kən-tĕmpt′)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: was held in contempt by his former friends.
3. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
[Middle English, from Latin contemptus, past participle of contemnere, to despise; see contemn.]
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contempt
(kənˈtɛmpt) n1. the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that he or she 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.
[C14: from Latin contemptus a despising, from contemnere to contemn]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
con•tempt
(kənˈtɛmpt)n.
1. a feeling of disdain for anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; scorn.
3. willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court or legislative body: contempt of court.
[1350–1400; < Latin contemptus a slighting <contemn(ere) to despise, scorn (see contemn) + -tus suffix of v. action]
syn: contempt, disdain, scorn imply strong feelings of disapproval and aversion toward what seems base, mean, or worthless. contempt is disapproval tinged with disgust: to feel contempt for a weakling. disdain is a feeling that a person or thing is beneath one's dignity and unworthy of one's notice, respect, or concern: a disdain for crooked dealing. scorn denotes undisguised contempt often combined with derision: He showed scorn for those less ambitious than himself.
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Contempt
- As the air to a bird or the sea to a fish, so is contempt to the contemptible —William Blake
- Contempt is a kind of gangrene, which if it seizes one part of a character, it corrupts all the rest by degrees —Samuel Johnson
- (His voice had turned idle,) contemptuous, uncaring, like a king throwing a handful of coppers at the feet of children —Borden Deal
- Disdain as a gourmet disdains TV dinners —Anon
- Disdain as a lover of literature disdains a potboiler —Anon
- (He started) handling my exam paper like it was a turd —J. D. Salinger
- (A waiter who) looked as if he had been cornstarched in arrogance —Pat Conroy
- More haughty than the devil —William Shakespeare
- Scorn will curl suddenly round silent corners like bell-less bicycles —W. R. Rodgers
- 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
- They treat me like a snakebit cowpoke just in from the range —Thomas Zigal
- Watch … distastefully, as though she were a cigar being smoked in the presence of a lady without permission —Penelope Gilliatt
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
| 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 rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting | |
| 3. | contempt - open disrespect for a person or thing 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 | |
| 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
nounscorn, disdain, mockery, derision, disrespect, disregard, contumelyI will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
liking, regard, respect, honour, esteem, admiration
liking, regard, respect, honour, esteem, admiration
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
contempt
noun1. The feeling of despising:
2. The disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force:contumacy, defiance, despite, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy.
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إحْتِقار، إزدِراءإسْتِهانَه، إسْنِخْفاف بِالقانوناِحْتِقَار
foragt
halveksunta
prijezir
fyrirlitningóvirîing
軽蔑
nepaisymaspaniekapaniekinamaipaniekinamassmerktinas
prezir
การหมิ่นประมาท
sự khinh miệt
contempt
[kənˈtempt]N → despreciom, desdénmto hold sth/sb in contempt → despreciar algo/a algn
it's beneath contempt → es más quedespreciable
to bring into contempt → desprestigiar, envilecer
to hold in contempt → despreciar (Jur) → declarar en rebeldía
contempt of court (Jur) → desacatom (a los tribunales)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
contempt
[kənˈtɛmpt]n → méprism, dédainmto have contempt for sb/sth → mépriser qn/qch, avoir du mépris pour qn/qch
to hold sb/sth in contempt (= despise
Contemporary
) → mépriser qn/qch, avoir du mépris pour qn/qchto be beneath contempt → être au-dessous de tout
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
contempt
n→ Verachtungf; (= disregard also) → Geringachtungf, → Geringschätzungf → (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 öffentlichenMeinung; beneath contempt → unter aller Kritik
(Jur, also contempt of court) → Missachtungf → (der Würde) des Gerichts, Ungebührf → vor Gericht; (through non-appearance) → Ungebührf → durch vorsätzlichesAusbleiben; (by press) → Beeinflussungf → der Rechtspflege; to be in contempt (of court) → das Gerichtor die Würde des Gerichtsmissachten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
contempt
[kənˈtɛmpt]n → disprezzo, disdegnoto hold sth/sb in contempt → disprezzare qc/qn
contempt of court (Law) → oltraggio alla Corteit's beneath contempt → è oltremodovergognoso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contempt
(kənˈtempt) noun1. very low opinion; scorn. She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour. minagting, veragting; versmading إحْتِقار، إزدِراء презрение desprezo opovržení die Verachtung foragt περιφρόνησηdesprecio, desdén põlgus تحقیر؛ خوار سازی halveksunta méprisבוז तिरस्कार prezir megvetés rendah, remeh fyrirlitning disprezzo 軽蔑 경멸 panieka nicināšana; nicinājums mencemuh verachtingforakt, hånpogarda كركه، اهانت، په سپكه سترګه كتنه، نفرت desprezo dispreţ презрение opovrhnutie prezir prezir förakt การดูถูก küçümseme, hor görme 輕蔑 презирство, зневага حقارت، توهين sự khinh miệt 轻蔑
Contemplation
2. disregard for the law. veronagsaming, minagting, veragting; versmading إسْتِهانَه، إسْنِخْفاف بِالقانون неуважение desacato nedbání zákona die Mißachtung foragt απείθεια desacato seaduse ignoreerimine عدم توجه به قانون piittaamattomuus outrageבזוי अवमानना neuvažavanje, neposluh semmibevevés meremehkan hukum óvirðing oltraggio 侮辱罪 무시 nepaisymas necienīga izturēšanās penghinaan minachtingringeakt, krenkelse, foraktlekceważenie د قانون له متوجه شول 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
conˈtemptible adjective deserving contempt. His behaviour was contemptible. veragtelik خَسيس، جَدير بِالإزْدِراء низък desprezível zavrženíhodný verachtenswert foragtelig; ussel ποταπός, χυδαίοςdespreciable põlastusväärne در خور نکوهش halveksittava méprisableבזוי 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 د نيوكى نيولو وړ 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
conˈtemptibly adverb veragtelik بِصورَة حِسِّيَّه تَبْعَث عَلى الإزْدِراء презрително abominavelmente opovrženíhodně, odporně verachtenswert foragteligt 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 له پستی 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
conˈtemptuous (-tʃuəs) Contemptible
adjective showing contempt. a contemptuous sneer. minagtend, smalend, honend, veragtend; parmantig مُزدَرِ، مُسْتَخِف، مُسْتَهين презрителен desdenhoso pohrdající, pohrdavý verächtlich foragtende; hånende περιφρονητικόςdespreciativo, 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 تحقیر آمیز 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
conˈtemptuously adverb minagtend, smalend بِازدِراء، بِاستِخفاف،بِاستِهانه надменно desdenhosamente opovržlivě verächtlich foragteligt; hånligt 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 په تحقير سره 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
→ اِحْتِقَار pohrdání foragtVerachtungπεριφρόνησηdesprecio halveksuntamépris prijezirdisprezzo 軽蔑 모욕minachtingforaktpogardadesprezoпрезрение förakt การหมิ่นประมาทhor görme sự khinh miệt轻视Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Contempt Of Congress Consequences
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