Noun contempt has 4 senses
- contempt, disdain, scorn, despite - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
--1 is a kind of dislike
- contempt, disrespect - a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
--2 is a kind of discourtesy, rudeness
- contempt, scorn - open disrespect for a person or thing
--3 is a kind of disrespect, discourtesy
--3 has particulars: sneer, leer; sneer
- contempt - a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
--4 is a kind of disobedience, noncompliance
--4 has particulars: contempt of Congress; contempt of court
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