contempt
Senso (Inglese)
- (uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
- (countable, uncountable) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of contempt factor.
Concetti
sinonimi
abusive language
Traduzioni
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/kənˈtɛmpt/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnō (“I scorn, despise”), from com- + temnō (“I despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.
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