fleer vs contempt

fleer and contempt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fleer	Yes	No	Yes	No
contempt	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, contempt is a hypernym of fleer; that is, contempt is a word with a broader meaning than fleer:

Other hypernyms of fleer include scorn.

fleer (noun)	contempt (noun)
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation	a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words	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

fleer (verb)	contempt (verb)
to smirk contemptuously