ALL meanings of contempt
con·tempt
C c - uncountable noun contempt If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant. 3
- uncountable noun contempt Contempt means the same as contempt of court. 3
- noun contempt the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that he or she considers worthless or despicable; scorn 3
- noun contempt the state of being scorned; disgrace (esp in the phrase hold in contempt) 3
- noun contempt wilful disregard of or disrespect for the authority of a court of law or legislative body 3
- noun contempt the feeling or attitude of one who looks down on somebody or something as being low, mean, or unworthy; scorn 3
- noun contempt the condition of being despised or scorned 3
- noun contempt the punishable act of showing disrespect for the authority or dignity of a court (or legislature), as by disobedience, unruliness, etc. 3
- noun contempt the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. 1
- noun contempt the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace. 1
- noun contempt Law. willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court (contempt of court) or legislative body. an act showing such disrespect. 1
- noun contempt despising sb 1
- noun contempt disregard for sb, sth 1
- noun contempt legal 1
- noun contempt The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn. 1
- noun contempt (Uncountable Noun) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain. 0
- noun contempt The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace. 0
- noun contempt (law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body. 0