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con‧tempt /kənˈtempt/ noun [uncountable]
تحقیر، حقارت
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Synonyms & Related Wordscontempt[noun]Synonyms: scorn, derision, disdain, disregard, disrespect, mockery, neglect, slight
Antonyms: regard
Contrasted words: awe, fear, reverence
Related Words: antipathy,
aversion,
distaste,
repugnance
English Thesaurus: hate, can’t stand/can’t bear, loathe, detest, despise, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarycon‧tempt /kənˈtempt/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: contemptus, from contemnere 'to think of with contempt', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + temnere 'to despise']
1. a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect
contempt for
The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious.utter/deep contempt
The report shows utter contempt for women’s judgement.open/undisguised contempt
She looked at him with undisguised contempt.
The public is treated with contempt by broadcasters.
How could she have loved a man who so clearly held her in contempt?beneath contempt
That sort of behaviour is simply beneath contempt (=does not deserve respect or attention).2. law disobedience or disrespect towards a court of law:
He was jailed for seven days for contempt of court.in contempt of something
He was found in contempt of the order.3. complete lack of fear about something
contempt for
his contempt for danger [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationscontempt nounI. lack of respect ADJ. deep, utter, withering | cold, icy | healthy She'd developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority.
barely/thinly disguised VERB + CONTEMPT feel, have, hold sb/sth in He felt nothing but contempt for them. Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by the police.
betray, demonstrate, display, show His remarks betray an utter contempt for the truth (= are completely false)
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develop | regard sb/sth with, treat sb/sth with | deserve I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. PREP. ~ for He has a deep contempt for racists.
beneath ~ His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so bad it is not even worth feeling contempt for)
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with ~ She looked at him with barely disguised contempt. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
contempt II. (also
contempt of court) refusal to obey a court ADJ. civil, criminal VERB + CONTEMPT be held in She was held in contempt for refusing to testify. PREP. in ~ [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
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