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contempt (noun):
1a: the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
b: lack of respect or reverence for something
2: the state of being despised
3: wilful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : A person may be held in contempt in a number of ways. The legal sense may be defined as "willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body." In a general sense if you hold someone in contempt it simply means that you despise or strongly disapprove of them. Contempt is typically a noun: people feel contempt, for example, or they act with contempt. The word is, however, also a verb, but as a verb it is archaic, and may be viewed as a mistake. It is synonymous with the verb contemn, which, although somewhat obscure, is not archaic.
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