Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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disdain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
contempt | Yes | No | No | No |
disdain (noun) | contempt (noun) |
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a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body |
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike | a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous |
open disrespect for a person or thing | |
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
disdain (verb) | contempt (verb) |
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reject with contempt | |
look down on with disdain |