as in disdain
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect
my undying contempt for people who abuse animals
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Recent Examples of contempt
Comer initiated the contempt proceedings after the Clintons refused for months to fulfill a committee subpoena for their testimony in its Epstein investigation.
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Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The House committee is also set to discuss if former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton, should be held in contempt of court over their refusal to appear before officials regarding the investigation into Epstein.
—Julia Bonavita , Chad Pergram, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The other has enjoyed its fair share of glory and contempt -- albeit all of it old enough to be packaged in grainy documentaries, or retold among the tall tales of an era long gone by.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
The judge has not yet ruled on whether the government was in contempt or whether the Massachusetts court has jurisdiction to review the government’s actions, Pomerleau said.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The House committee is also set to discuss if former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton, should be held in contempt of court over their refusal to appear before officials regarding the investigation into Epstein.
—Julia Bonavita , Chad Pergram, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The other has enjoyed its fair share of glory and contempt -- albeit all of it old enough to be packaged in grainy documentaries, or retold among the tall tales of an era long gone by.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
The judge has not yet ruled on whether the government was in contempt or whether the Massachusetts court has jurisdiction to review the government’s actions, Pomerleau said.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contempt
Noun
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These actions, coupled with her own words, reveal an unacceptable disdain for our constitutional system of checks and balances.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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The roots of the crisis lie in the president’s frequently expressed disdain for alliances — NATO in particular.—
Doyle McManus,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Someone that was so divisive and creating content that was purely based on hatred.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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In the same collections of letters and other writing that record his intense hatred, there are also plenty of tender comments about his homeland.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Contempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contempt. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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