leer vs contempt

leer and contempt both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of leer include scorn.

leer (noun)	contempt (noun)
a suggestive or sneering look or grin	a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls	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

leer (verb)	contempt (verb)
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression