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A strong feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect.
noun
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contempt
The narrator's contempt for empty ceremony shapes the story.
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At a fictional architecture seminar, a presenter showed disdain for a modest housing proposal, dismissing it as beneath serious consideration before reading its details. His contempt extended to its authors, whom he treated as unworthy of respect because they were inexperienced.
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