Definition of contempt

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

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Flirt :: Flirt (v. t.) To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.
Pietistical :: Pietistical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious..
Indignation :: Indignation (n.) The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence..
Pshaw :: Pshaw (interj.) Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc..
Pricklouse :: Pricklouse (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
Sincere :: Sincere (superl.) Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness..
Countercaster :: Countercaster (n.) A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used contemptuously.
Cub :: Cub (n.) Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy..
Curtain :: Curtain (n.) A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt.
Audacious :: Audacious (a.) Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum..
Despisable :: Despisable (a.) Despicable; contemptible.
Mean :: Mean (superl.) Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
Slight :: Slight (n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity..
Talker :: Talker (n.) A loquacious person, male or female; a prattler; a babbler; also, a boaster; a braggart; -- used in contempt or reproach..
Mouth :: Mouth (v. i.) To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt..
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt..
Despite :: Despite (n.) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
Contemptuousness :: Contemptuousness (n.) Disposition to or manifestion of contempt; insolence; haughtiness.
Mockery :: Mockery (n.) The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance..
Snag :: Snag (n.) A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth..
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