despisement

noun

Definition of despisementnext
as in disdain
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect an expression of total despisement for the "unwashed masses"

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  1. disdain
  2. contempt
  3. hatred
Noun
  • President-elect Donald Trump has expressed disdain for EVs and is expected to remove the $7,500 federal tax credit that has helped spur EV adoption to date.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Numerous movie lovers on X expressed their disdain for having phones out during screenings and called on theaters to do more to enforce their phone rules and curb disruptions.
    Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of disdain
Noun
  • The state filed a similar motion to hold Etienne in contempt again in 2023, court records show.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • On November 26, Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain ruled that New York City and the Department of Correction were in contempt on all 18 provisions reached in a settlement of a class-action lawsuit for failing to prevent violence and implement reform on Rikers Island.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of contempt
Noun
  • All of the hatred and violence of their relationship all culminated in this moment.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The promise comes several days after a man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said he was motivated by hatred of that system ‒ a hatred apparently shared by many people who have taken to social media in the days since the Dec. 4 killing.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of hatred
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