contempt
English Thesaurus
1. a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | contempt of congress, |
| definition | : | deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | contempt of court, |
| definition | : | disrespect for the rules of a court of law (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | discourtesy, rudeness, |
| definition | : | a manner that is rude and insulting (noun.attribute) |
3. open disrespect for a person or thing (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | fleer, |
| definition | : | contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | leer, sneer, |
| definition | : | a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sneer, |
| definition | : | a contemptuous or scornful remark (noun.communication) |
4. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | dislike, |
| definition | : | a feeling of aversion or antipathy (noun.feeling) |
5. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | disesteem, disrespect, |
| definition | : | have little or no respect for; hold in contempt (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | disrespect, |
| definition | : | show a lack of respect for (verb.social) |
6. open disrespect for a person or thing (noun.communication)
7. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike (noun.feeling)
8. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | disesteem, disrespect, |
| definition | : | have little or no respect for; hold in contempt (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | disrespect, |
| definition | : | show a lack of respect for (verb.social) |
9. open disrespect for a person or thing (noun.communication)
10. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike (noun.feeling)
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