contempt(noun) a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
(noun) a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
(noun) open disrespect for a person or thing
(noun) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
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