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    [Noun]  | "con*tempt" | \ kən-ˈtem(p)t \


    1: the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain

    2: lack of respect or reverence for something

    3: the state of being despised


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin contemptus, from contemnere "to look down on, show no respect for, despise" + -tus, suffix of action nouns (with loss of and intrusive ){mat|contemn|};

    [Noun]  | "self-con*tempt" | \ ˌself-kən-ˈtem(p)t \


    1: contempt for oneself


    Origin: 1563 ;

    [Idiom]  | "beneath contempt" 


    1: completely bad or worthless —used to describe someone or something that is too bad to deserve any respect

    [Idiom]  | "held in contempt" 


    1: considered by the court to have broken the law by disobeying or disrespecting the judge

    [Noun phrase]  | "figure of contempt" 


    1: a person who is regarded with contempt

    [Noun]  | "contempt" 


    1: open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect;


      * e.g., " ... my undying contempt for people who abuse animals "





     [ "contempt" ]

    1:  A feeling or attitude that somebody or something is vile, inferior, or worthless; scorn or disdain. In law, the display of disrespect or defiance of authority.

      * e.g.,  ... Lydia looked at her leech of a boyfriend in contempt; he'd lost his job, had no prospects, and begged her to quit her job at the club. She refused and told him to drop dead. Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and her husband have earned the contempt of much of the United States; even Santorum has taken on a new meaning. The wife-battering husband arrogantly flirted with female jurors, showing contempt to the court. 

     [ "Contempted" ]

    1: When someone (usually an opp) gets bitten on their eye by a mosquito and becomes dumbfounded.

      * e.g.,  ... Man like Sanjay is bare contempted. I heard a mosquito suckled upon his optical sphere and one's gangsterial capabilities have been compromised, yuh dig. 

     [ "contemptment" ]

    1: the state of mind happily regarding everything as inferior, worthless, below your level ... blissful arrogance

      * e.g.,  ... John's contemptment was in high gear today as he happily poured scorn on everybody. 

     [ "Contempt" ]

    1: to be as despicable.

      * e.g.,  ... I have contempt for you in my mind. 

     [ "contemptible" ]

    1: Deserving contempt; despicable

      * e.g.,  ... A display of contemptible cowardice. 

     [ "Contempted" ]

    1: That 1 in a trillion feeling after a mosquito sucks your eye for some bizarre reason. You feel utterly confused and cannot even formulate words.

      * e.g.,  ... Man got contempted, look at him. He tried to put a table on his food. 

     [ "Contempt Thread" ]

    1: A thread on a social media site used for collecting proof of a fictional character's limits. Used for arguing over who would win in a fight. Opposite of Respect Thread.

      * e.g.,  ... Don't be daft, Superman has been taken out by people much weaker than Thor. Check out his contempt thread. 

     [ "Contempt of Cunt" ]

    1: Noun: The passionless crime of neglecting one's vagina. The result is an unkept, fetid, malodorous vagina that is surrounded by tangled mange, often dotted with open oozing sores, and in serious need of douching.

      * e.g.,  ... Keyless "That escort had one of the most putrid and polluted pussies I've ever been in the same room with." Josh "It looked like a scruffy sheep dog mutt trying to stick it's slobbering tongue out. It smelled like Phil Margera's briefs after a 5k in a hot suit, 2 sharts, and a month spent in an abortion clinic's medical waste container that has been sitting out in the 115 degree heat index." Keyless "If that doesn't constitute a Contempt of Cunt charge, then I don't know what the hell does." 

     [ "contempt of court" ]

    1: What any decent person feels having discovered the difference between the public image of British Justice and the practical reality: huge costs; incompetent lawyers who still use photocopiers instead of electronic documents, complete disregard by the judge for prima facie cases of perjury, contempt of court (in one of the other senses), evidence tampering, and witness tampering, and the circular, self-supporting ramblings of the judgement.

      * e.g.,  ... Judge: You are in contempt of court, Mr Smith. 

     [ "Every Sentence Breedusuyu Contempt Of The Chariot Tarot Card" ]

    1: Every Sentence Breedusuyu Contempt Of The Chariot Tarot Card

      * e.g.,  ... Every Sentence Breedusuyu Contempt Of The Chariot Tarot Card 

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