contemptuousness

noun

Definition of contemptuousnessnext
as in contempt
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect a glance filled with unrestrained contemptuousness for the rest of us

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  1. contempt
  2. disdain
  3. hatred
Noun
  • Sheridan, while working for Arpaio, was found in civil contempt of court in connection with the Melendres racial profiling lawsuit.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • On Tuesday, he was released from a federal prison after serving four months for contempt of Congress over his defiance of a subpoena from investigators into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.
    Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of contempt
Noun
  • Too many liberals forgot this, which explains how a figure like Trump, with his boisterous and transgressive disdain for liberal pieties, could be reelected to the presidency.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The southpaw hasn't voiced any disdain for the franchise and the Braves value him tremendously.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of disdain
Noun
  • Years of mud-slinging would follow and their hatred for each other seemed to only intensify.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Tribalism forms connections based on ignorance and shared hatred.
    Dan Berger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of hatred
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