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behaviour that is illegal because it does not obey or respect the rules of a law court: The tobacco companies may be guilty of contempt of court for refusing to produce the documents. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of contempt from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
a. : the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain. glared at him in contempt. b. : lack of respect or reverence for something. acting with contempt for public safety. 2. : the state of being despised. 3. : willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body. contempt of court.
CONTEMPT meaning: 1. a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something: 2. to feel…. Learn more.
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 .
Contempt definition: the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.. See examples of CONTEMPT used in a sentence.
Contempt has nothing to do with the verb condemn, despite the similarity in sound and meaning; it is from Latin temnere "to despise," and if you despise someone, you have contempt for them. It's a harsh term and should be used with care; it's stronger than either disdain or scorn .
Definition of contempt noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.