1. Noun
Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.
2. Noun
An act or expression of extreme contempt.
3. Noun
An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.
4. Noun
To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.
5. Noun
To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.
6. Verb
To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully.
7. Noun
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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