Contempt and Spite

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

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Spite and contempt are semantically related in malice topic. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Contempt".

Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

Usage example: spread cruel lies out of pure spite

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Contempt and spite are semantically related in hateful feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Contempt" instead a noun "Spite".

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

pure	pure contempt	pure spite
equal	equal contempt	equal spite
complete	complete contempt	complete spite
total	total contempt	total spite
Other adjectives: genuine, sheer, simple, actual, bitter, general, murderous, growing, venomous.

He views him with unjustified contempt as a big-city wig who looks down on the townspeople, badmouths him to the town, and berates his concern about the increasing sudden deaths largely out of spite.

Source: Film / Arachnophobia
In spite of his ability to manipulate emotions and his extreme sensitivity to them as a Newtype, he displays open contempt for the emotional and prides himself on his stoic nature.

Source: The Stoic
In Spite of a Nail: Despite Grayven and Paul being very different people, both of them express their contempt for Superman to his face.

Source: Fanfic / With This Ring