Synonyms:
contempt, disdain, scorn, despite
Meaning: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
Synonyms:
contempt, disrespect
Meaning: a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
Usage examples
"Contempt, my friend?
I laughed at her in contempt.
When contempt is cast on the truth, do we smile?
Breton turned on the captive with a look of contempt.
The girl only answered by a flashing glance of contempt.
He had just been expressing his unmeasured contempt for Mr. Blair.
'Veneering!' with great contempt.' And what does Veneering know about me!'
'A likely story indeed!' said the Pigeon in a tone of the deepest contempt.
'You didn't mean!' repeated Mrs. Raddle, with great scorn and contempt. 'Go away.
In the North of England, a common expression of contempt is to call a person Cat-faced.