English noun: contempt | |||
1. | contempt (feeling) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike | ||
Samples | He was held in contempt. The despite in which outsiders were held is legendary. | ||
Synonyms | despite, disdain, scorn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dislike | ||
2. | contempt (attribute) a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous | ||
Synonyms | disrespect | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discourtesy, rudeness | ||
3. | contempt (communication) open disrespect for a person or thing | ||
Synonyms | scorn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discourtesy, disrespect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fleer, leer, sneer, sneer | ||
4. | contempt (act) a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disobedience, noncompliance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | contempt of Congress, contempt of court | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||