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
Misprision and contempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misprision" instead a noun "Contempt".
Misprision
Misprision noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: his intense misprision for comic books and other “trash literature” is well known
Contempt and misprision are semantically related. You can use "Contempt" instead a noun "Misprision".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and contempt
- animosity and misprision
- bitterness and contempt
- bitterness and misprision
- disdain and contempt
- disdain and misprision
- abuse and contempt
- abuse and misprision
- antagonism and contempt
- antagonism and misprision
- neglect and contempt
- neglect and misprision
- loathing and contempt
- loathing and misprision
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Misprision and Contempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contempt/misprision
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