as in contempt
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect
a glance filled with unrestrained contemptuousness for the rest of us
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Noun
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Sweeney and his wife were arrested following the auction on an outstanding bench warrant for contempt of court in the civil trial after refusing the judge’s orders to undo the levy work and pay the fine, Sweeney said in a phone interview.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Jonathan Drake/Reuters President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been operating poorly and rarely helped disaster victims.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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As dishonesty and disdain were normalized elsewhere in America, Maryland showed the nation an example of productive and respectful bipartisan government.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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With her beguiling presence and ability to convey disdain or understanding in a single look, Huppert invigorates some of these pedestrian moments with Ren (a sequence in the ocean feels uniquely vibrant).—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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He’s been terrified, in love, hit in the head and, most often, in a state of bitter hatred.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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There was a conscious decision made not to blow up the church, because that's so symbolic of hatred, and that was a sacred building for the entire Walnut Grove community on the show and off the show.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Contemptuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemptuousness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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