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contempt

noun
/kənˈtɛmpt/

Etymology

From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnō (“to scorn, despise”), from com- + temnō (“to despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.

  1. derived from contemptus — “scorn”

Definitions

  1. The state or act of contemning

    The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

    • Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.

  2. The state of being despised or dishonored

    The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.

  3. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative…

    Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

    • The panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend charging Mr. [Stephen K.] Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress for defying its subpoena, sending the issue to the House.
    • Justice Merchan has yet to issue a ruling on whether to find Mr. Trump in contempt.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Ellipsis of contempt factor.

The neighborhood

Derived

beneath contempt, contemptible, contemptive, contempt of Congress, contempt of cop, contempt of court, contempt of Parliament, contempt trap, contemptuous, familiarity breeds contempt, hold in contempt, in contempt, self-contempt

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at contempt. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01contempt02attitude03mind04aware05danger06harm07damage08destruction09feral10contemptible

A definitional loop anchored at contempt. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at contempt

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA