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contempt vs disobedience

disobedience vs contempt

contempt and disobedience both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contempt Yes No No No
disobedience Yes No No No
As nouns, disobedience is a hypernym of contempt; that is, disobedience is a word with a broader meaning than contempt:
  • contempt: a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
  • disobedience: the failure to obey
Other hypernyms of contempt include noncompliance.
contempt (noun) disobedience (noun)
a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body the failure to obey
a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous the trait of being unwilling to obey
open disrespect for a person or thing
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Difference between contempt and disobedience

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