Definition of contempt

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Contempt (n.) The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn..

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Tun :: Tun (n.) A drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in contempt..
Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression..
Trample :: Trample (v. i.) To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.
Fribble :: Fribble (n.) A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop..
Pshaw :: Pshaw (v. i.) To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation Pshaw!.
Pulpiteer :: Pulpiteer (n.) One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher; -- so called in contempt.
Thing :: Thing (n.) A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt.
Scornful :: Scornful (a.) Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful.
Ah :: Ah (interj.) An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance..
Bench Warrant :: Bench warrant () A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant..
Bloody :: Bloody (a.) Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.
Whigling :: Whigling (n.) A petty or inferior Whig; -- used in contempt.
Faugh :: Faugh (interj.) An exclamation of contempt, disgust, or abhorrence..
Cub :: Cub (n.) Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy..
Chip :: Chip (n.) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously..
Little :: Little (a.) Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt..
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
Betty :: Betty (n.) A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters..
Doughface :: Doughface (n.) A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded..
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