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
Resentment and contemptuousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resentment" instead a noun "Contemptuousness".
Resentment
Resentment noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.
Contemptuousness and resentment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuousness" instead a noun "Resentment".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and contemptuousness
- animosity and resentment
- scorn and contemptuousness
- scorn and resentment
- gall and contemptuousness
- gall and resentment
- displeasure and contemptuousness
- displeasure and resentment
- dislike and contemptuousness
- dislike and resentment
- antipathy and contemptuousness
- antipathy and resentment
- umbrage and contemptuousness
- umbrage and resentment
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Resentment and Contemptuousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuousness/resentment
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