contempt
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
he was held in contempt
Types & categories
- dislike hypernym
Related & opposite
- scorn derivation
- disdainful derivation
Sense 2 noun
a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
Types & categories
- rudeness hypernym
Related & opposite
- disesteem derivation
- disrespect derivation
- disdainful derivation
Sense 3 noun
open disrespect for a person or thing
Types & categories
- discourtesy hypernym
- fleer hyponym
- leer hyponym
- sneer hyponym
Related & opposite
- scorn derivation
- disdainful derivation
Sense 4 noun
a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
Types & categories
- disobedience hypernym
- contempt of Congress hyponym
- contempt of court hyponym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorn |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disdainful |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dislike |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disesteem |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disrespect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disdainful |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rudeness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorn |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disdainful |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | discourtesy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fleer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | leer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sneer |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | disobedience |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | contempt of Congress |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | contempt of court |