Definition of contempt

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Contempt (n.) The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.

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Missy :: Missy (n.) An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of miss; a young girl; a miss..
Belittle :: Belittle (v. t.) To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.
Pulpiteer :: Pulpiteer (n.) One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher; -- so called in contempt.
Hoot :: Hoot (v. i.) To cry out or shout in contempt.
Methodist :: Methodist (n.) A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; -- sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule.
Bullirag :: Bullirag (n.) To intimidate by bullying; to rally contemptuously; to badger.
Fie :: Fie (interj.) An exclamation denoting contempt or dislike. See Fy.
Story-teller :: Story-teller (n.) An historian; -- in contempt.
Mock :: Mock (v. t.) To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry..
Disdain :: Disdain (v. i.) To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.
Scorn :: Scorn (n.) To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.
Rhymery :: Rhymery (n.) The art or habit of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in contempt.
Cry :: Cry (v. i.) A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.
Disdainful :: Disdainful (a.) Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty.
Insect :: Insect (n.) Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing..
Jerk :: Jerk (v. i.) To flout with contempt.
Contemptible :: Contemptible (a.) Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.
Degrade :: Degrade (v. t.) To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man..
Whelp :: Whelp (n.) A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
Mesprise :: Mesprise (n.) Contempt; scorn.
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