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
The defense team also pointed to another Utah criminal case in which prosecutors were accused of contempt and suggested that one potential remedy would be to bar the state from seeking the death penalty.
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Rebecca Boone, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
The defense filed the contempt motion in response to interviews Ballard gave to several media outlets at the end of March and beginning of April about an inconclusive ballistics report referenced in a March defense filing.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Biden’s Democratic administration refused to turn over the 2017 recordings and transcripts, leading congressional Republicans to hold his attorney general, Merrick Garland, in contempt.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Fournier was also booked into jail on a contempt of court charge and was slated to appear back in court on July 7.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2026
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Rebecca Boone, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
The defense filed the contempt motion in response to interviews Ballard gave to several media outlets at the end of March and beginning of April about an inconclusive ballistics report referenced in a March defense filing.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Biden’s Democratic administration refused to turn over the 2017 recordings and transcripts, leading congressional Republicans to hold his attorney general, Merrick Garland, in contempt.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Fournier was also booked into jail on a contempt of court charge and was slated to appear back in court on July 7.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contempt
Noun
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While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
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But many Cepeda voters are still grappling to understand the disdain towards Colombia’s left.—
Catherine Ellis,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Police investigations showed that the pair are suspected of displaying seditious items and selling publications with seditious content inside the shop, including materials inciting hatred against the city's government, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies, the government said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
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Not drinking seemed to me synonymous with a hatred of pleasure, a fascist quest for purity.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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“Contempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contempt. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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