contemptuousness

noun

as in contempt
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect a glance filled with unrestrained contemptuousness for the rest of us

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  1. contempt
  2. disdain
  3. hatred
Noun
  • The contempt hearing Hoskins’ comments come in the wake of a chaotic redistricting battle that has dominated Missouri politics for the past year.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Femicide is defined as the killing of a woman in a domestic setting or out of contempt for women.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of contempt
Noun
  • Trump has made several remarks showing disdain for Chicago over the years, perhaps most notably shortly before last year’s immigration enforcement surge.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Silicon Valley mindset — one of disdain for the regular person — has been validated for decades with unprecedented wealth, power, and control.
    — Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of disdain
Noun
  • The Hearst newspaper chain’s first profile of Hitler made no explicit mention of antisemitism, emphasizing instead his hatred of the Bolsheviks.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Bartos argues the gathering codified radical anti-Western hatred, antisemitism, and anti-American sentiment, birth-place to the BDS movement.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of hatred
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“Contemptuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemptuousness. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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