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contempt
nouns
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
"he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
contempt,
despite,
disdain,
scorn
is derived from
contemptuous
a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
contempt,
disrespect
is derived from
contemptuous
open disrespect for a person or thing
contempt,
scorn
is derived from
contemptuous
a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
contempt
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence,
law
is a type of (narrower)
the failure to obey
disobedience,
noncompliance
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