Contempt and Honor

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

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Honor is an antonym for contempt in topics: respect, disdain, state of disgrace.

Honor noun - Faithfulness to high moral standards.

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Contempt is an antonym for honor in dishonor topic.

Nearby Words: honour, honorable, honored, honoured, honorably

A samurai is meant to accept Honor Before Reason as his entire way of life, and when a ronin who claims to want to commit seppuku but is actually looking for a handout arrives at the gates of the Ii clan they treat him with contempt and force him to go through with it instead.

Source: Honor Before Reason / Film

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