Contempt and Fury

Contempt

Contempt noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

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Fury and contempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fury" instead a noun "Contempt".

Fury noun - An intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.

Usage example: in his fury, the duped gambler overturned the card table and declared that the game had been fixed

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Contempt and fury are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contempt" instead a noun "Fury".

Nearby Words: furious, furiously

pure	pure contempt	pure fury
equal	equal contempt	equal fury
complete	complete contempt	complete fury
utter	utter contempt	utter fury
Other adjectives: endless, genuine, sheer, deep, raw, real, constant, great, quiet, absolute, cold, murderous, concealed, silent, seething.

The most that players will see them emote is some degree of Tranquil Fury in the case of Joshua and either unemoted contempt or faintly damning respect from Lanius, depending on how you approach him.

Source: The Stoic

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