as in disdain
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect
my undying contempt for people who abuse animals
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Recent Examples of contempt
This containment allows partners to express anger, frustration or hurt without slipping into destructive patterns like contempt, stonewalling or emotional withdrawal.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Rather, state law says they can be held in contempt of court or sued by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
On May 22, his lawyer filed to hold the state in contempt.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
The parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, ruled that limiting courts’ ability to hold Trump officials in contempt violated the Senate’s rules governing what can be passed with a simple-majority vote on the budget reconciliation fast track.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 22 June 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Rather, state law says they can be held in contempt of court or sued by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
On May 22, his lawyer filed to hold the state in contempt.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
The parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, ruled that limiting courts’ ability to hold Trump officials in contempt violated the Senate’s rules governing what can be passed with a simple-majority vote on the budget reconciliation fast track.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contempt
Noun
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For the first time, the accord sets a definitive price tag for a U.S. college to assuage the Trump administration, which has made no secret of its disdain for many universities, especially the richest and most selective ones.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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One of the injured parties, who broke their leg and required emergency surgery, expressed disdain for the number of MARTA officers on site.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Many were subjected to many forms of hatred spawned from these misunderstandings.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Despite his extensive progressive bona fides, Wertham’s hatred of the comics medium has forever branded him a right-wing zealot in the minds of comic fans.—
Vasilis K. Pozios,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
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“Contempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contempt. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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