contempt

contempt is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
2. noun. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
3. noun. An act or expression denoting contempt.
4. noun. Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.
5. noun. a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
6. noun. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

   Synonyms: disrespect

7. noun. open disrespect for a person or thing

   Synonyms: scorn

8. noun. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

   "he was held in contempt"

   "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

   Synonyms: despite, disdain, scorn

Synonyms

disrespect, scorn, despite, disdain

Common word forms

contempts, contemptful

Words from these letters

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