contempt

Nouns

  • (n) 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,
  • (n) a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous disrespect,
  • (n) open disrespect for a person or thing scorn,
  • (n) a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

Synonyms

despite disdain scorn disrespect

Words of close approximity

contemn
contemptibility contemptible contemptibly contempt of Congress contempt of court contemptuous contemptuously contemptuousness