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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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“Contemptuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemptuousness. Accessed 28 Sep. 2022.
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