Results for "contempt
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contempt
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "contempt", "results": [{"typeOf": ["rudeness", "discourtesy"], "synonyms": ["disrespect"], "definition": "a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous", "derivation": ["contemptuous"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["disrespect", "discourtesy"], "hasTypes": ["sneer", "fleer", "leer"], "synonyms": ["scorn"], "definition": "open disrespect for a person or thing", "derivation": ["contemptuous"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["dislike"], "examples": ["he was held in contempt"], "synonyms": ["despite", "disdain", "scorn"], "definition": "lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike", "derivation": ["contemptuous"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["noncompliance", "disobedience"], "hasTypes": ["contempt of court", "contempt of congress"], "definition": "a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body", "inCategory": ["jurisprudence", "law"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "frequency": 3.51, "syllables": {"list": ["con", "tempt"], "count": 2}, "pronunciation": {"all": "kən'tɛmpt"}}
contemptible
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "contemptible", "results": [{"also": ["ignoble", "unworthy"], "antonyms": ["estimable"], "similarTo": ["low", "low-down", "mean", "abject", "pathetic", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scummy", "scurvy", "miserable", "bastardly"], "definition": "deserving of contempt or scorn", "derivation": ["contemptibility"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 2.47, "syllables": {"list": ["con", "tempt", "i", "ble"], "count": 4}, "pronunciation": {"all": "kən'tɛmptəbəl"}}
contemptuous
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "contemptuous", "results": [{"synonyms": ["disdainful", "insulting", "scornful"], "similarTo": ["disrespectful"], "definition": "expressing extreme contempt", "derivation": ["contempt", "contemptuousness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 2.33, "syllables": {"list": ["con", "temp", "tu", "ous"], "count": 4}, "pronunciation": {"all": "kən'tɛmpʧuəs"}}