Contempt
Contempt noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: my undying contempt for people who abuse animals
Contemptuousness is a synonym for contempt. In some cases you can use "Contemptuousness" instead a noun "Contempt".
Contemptuousness
Contemptuousness noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: a glance filled with unrestrained contemptuousness for the rest of us
Contempt is a synonym for contemptuousness in boldness topic. You can use "Contempt" instead a noun "Contemptuousness", if it concerns topics such as air of supremacy.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and contempt
- animosity and contemptuousness
- slight and contempt
- slight and contemptuousness
- disdain and contempt
- disdain and contemptuousness
- disregard and contempt
- disregard and contemptuousness
- arrogance and contempt
- arrogance and contemptuousness
- scorn and contempt
- scorn and contemptuousness
- disrespect and contempt
- disrespect and contemptuousness
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