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contempt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disrespect |
| Type of | rudeness, discourtesy |
| Derivation | contemptuous |
contempt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | scorn |
| Type of | disrespect, discourtesy |
| Has types | sneer, fleer, leer |
| Derivation | contemptuous |
contempt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | noncompliance, disobedience |
| Has types | contempt of court, contempt of congress |
Examples of contempt
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The trainer refused and served more than a year in prison for contempt of court.
From the sacbee.com
Slowly but surely, contempt is working through the IRB list, referee by referee.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Surely it isn't worth a possible contempt charge to expose an errant footballer?
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Also budget airlines who seem to have nothing but contempt for their passengers.
From the telegraph.co.uk
On the field, his audacious talents enable him to treat opponents with contempt.
From the theepochtimes.com
The contempt displayed by Jeremy Hanson last week during a debate was appalling.
From the citynews.com.au
Judge Rob Johnson ordered Mackey to serve 60 days in jail for contempt of court.
From the kentucky.com
Familiarity doesn't always breed contempt, but sometimes it leads to exhaustion.
From the online.wsj.com
Joshua Drew Logan, 31, was arrested on a contempt of court warrant Monday night.
From the kentucky.com
- Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
- A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
- Open disrespect for a person or thing
- A willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
- Contempt, not classified among Paul Ekman's six basic emotions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise, is a mixture of disgust and anger. The word originated in 1393, from the Latin word contemptus meaning "scorn". It is the past participle of contemnere and from com- intensive prefix + temnere "to slight, scorn". The origin is uncertain. Contemptuous appeared in 1529.
- Contempt is the first album by Assemblage 23. In 1998, the Canadian label, Gashed Records signed Assemblage 23 and released their first album, Contempt in 1999. Shortly after it was re-released by Metropolis Records.
- Contempt (released in the UK as French: Le Mu00E9pris) is a 1963 French satirical drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on the Italian novel Il disprezzo (A Ghost at Noon) by Alberto Moravia. It stars Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, and Giorgia Moll.
- To dream of being in contempt of court, denotes that you have committed business or social indiscretion and that it is unmerited. To dream that you are held in contempt by others, you will succeed in winning their highest regard, and will find yourself prosperous and happy. ...
- A court ruling that a person has violated a written order. A finding of Contempt can result in a fine, a jail sentence or both.
