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contemptuous

/kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs/

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adjective

/kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs/C1formal
  • ruВыражающий или испытывающий сильную неприязнь или неуважение к кому-либо или чему-либо.

Showing or feeling a strong dislike or lack of respect for someone or something.

  1. Showing disdainC1formal

    Feeling or showing a lack of respect for someone or something considered inferior or worthless.

    ruПрезрительный

    • She gave him a contemptuous look when he interrupted.
    • His contemptuous remarks about the proposal offended everyone.
    • The critic was contemptuous of the artist's latest work.

    Synonymscondescendingderisivedisdainfuldismissivedisrespectfulinsolentmockingscornfulsneeringsupercilious

    Antonymsconsideratedeferentialrespectful

Forms
  • more contemptuous comparative form
  • most contemptuous superlative form
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