contempt

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of contempt factor.

Frecuencia

C1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/kənˈtɛmpt/
Etimología (Inglés)

From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnō (“I scorn, despise”), from com- + temnō (“I despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.

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