contempt
🇺🇸
/kənˈtempt/
🇬🇧
/kənˈtempt/
noun
C1
The feeling that someone or something has no value and deserves no respect.
Many people feel contempt for those who lie and cheat.
R
Not caring about rules, danger, or what might happen.
He showed contempt for the rules by ignoring them completely.
R
The crime of not obeying a court order or not showing respect in court.
The judge found him in contempt for yelling in the courtroom.
translation
The feeling that someone or something has no value and deserves no respect.; Not caring about rules, danger, or what might happen.; The crime of not obeying a court order or not showing respect in court.
Word Forms
Plural
contempts