contempt
noun
[ kənˈtɛm(p)t ]
• the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
• "Pam stared at the girl with total contempt"
Similar:
scorn,
disdain,
disrespect,
deprecation,
disparagement,
denigration,
opprobrium,
odium,
obloquy,
scornfulness,
derision,
mockery,
ridicule,
disgust,
loathing,
detestation,
abhorrence,
hatred,
contumely,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin contemptus, from contemnere (see contemn).
hold in contempt
• judge (someone) to have committed the offence of contempt of court.
• "the advocate was held in contempt for subpoenaing the judge"
