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Meaning of "contemptuousness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

kənˈtemptʃʊəsnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contemptuousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTEMPTUOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Contempt

Contempt is a secondary emotion and is a mix of the primary emotions disgust and anger. The word originated in 1393, from the Latin word contemptus meaning "scorn". It is the past participle of contemnere and from com- intensive prefix + temnere "to slight, scorn". The origin is uncertain. Contemptuous appeared in 1529. Robert C. Solomon places contempt on the same continuum as resentment and anger, and he argues that the differences between the three are that resentment is directed toward a higher-status individual; anger is directed toward an equal-status individual; and contempt is directed toward a lower-status individual.

Definition of contemptuousness in the English dictionary

The definition of contemptuousness in the dictionary is the quality of being contemptuous; disdain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

ambiguousness · assiduousness · congruousness · conspicuousness · contiguousness · continuousness · deciduousness · discontinuousness · exiguousness · incestuousness · inconspicuousness · mellifluousness · nocuousness · perspicuousness · spirituousness · tenuousness · tortuousness · tumultuousness · vacuousness · virtuousness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

contemporanean · contemporaneity · contemporaneous · contemporaneously · contemporaneousness · contemporararies · contemporarily · contemporariness · contemporary · contemporise · contemporize · contempt · contempt of court · contemptibility · contemptible · contemptibleness · contemptibly · contemptuous · contemptuously · contend

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

biliousness · business · carelessness · consciousness · deliciousness · deviousness · flawlessness · helplessness · hilariousness · homelessness · hopelessness · lawlessness · nervousness · preciousness · restlessness · ridiculousness · righteousness · seriousness · statelessness · unconsciousness · viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of contemptuousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

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الإستخفاف
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Penghinaan
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Geringschätzung
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contemptuousness
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Ngapusi
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contemptuousness
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अवमानना
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aşağılama
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περιφρονητικότητα
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contemptuousness
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contemptuousness
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Trends of use of contemptuousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTEMPTUOUSNESS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contemptuousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTEMPTUOUSNESS»

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Horæ Homileticæ: Or Discourses (principally in the Form of ...
contemptuousness. of. your. neglect——. [One would have supposed that, after all the mercies which God had vouchsafed to his ancient people, they could not but have borne him in constant and most affectionate remembrance. Yet had they  ...
Charles Simeon, 1832
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Horae Homileticae: Or Discourses (principally in the Form of ...
... of Christians, there would have been more real unity amongst them than all the acts of uniformity in the world, and all the rules of every distinct body, ever did, or could, produce.] 3. Contemptuousness. —. [This is nearly allied with the former.
Charles Simeon, 1833
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
For a strange misusage of contemporaneous, see living constitutionalism under interpretation, modes of (b). contempt; contemptibility; contemptuousness. These words are quite distinct. Contempt = (1) (generally) the act or state of despising; ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
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Horae Homileticae, Or Discourses Now First Digested Into One ...
Contemptuousness. —. [This is nearly allied with the former. The next step to the believing that others are blind in comparison of ourselves, is, to despise them for their want of just discernment. Hence religious professors often speak of those ...
Charles Simeon, 1833
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Horae homilecticae: or discourses (principally in the form ...
... unity amongst them than all the acts of uniformity in the world, and all the rules of every distinct body, ever did, or could, produce.] 3. Contemptuousness. —. [ This is nearly allied with the former. The next step to the believing that others are  ...
Charles Simeon, 1833
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Fathers Who Fail: Shame and Psychopathology in the Family System
As the analysis continued to unfold, the mother's castrativeness, seductiveness, and contemptuousness became increasingly evident not only in his memories of her but also in his experiences with the strikingly similar women whom he ...
Melvin R. Lansky, 2013
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Barclay's English Dictionary. With which is incorporated a ...
language abounding with the b'u'terest expression, intended to subject a person to the reproach of others, and to render him uneasy; contemptuousness. Figuratively, infamy, which subjects a person to the reproaches or contempt of others.
James Barclay (Curate of Edmonton.), William SHORTON, 1822
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Thomas Hobbes: The Unity of Scientific and Moral Wisdom
Because it is not eminent, that is, not acknowledged by many to have any use, it has little power. Liberating people from their contemptuousness would certainly involve, then, a raising of the public estimate of philosophy. Hobbes's great mind  ...
Gary B. Herbert, 2011
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Behavioral Case Formulation and Intervention: A Functional ...
The formulation identified two states, one in which Nick was in an idealized closeness state of “cloud cuckoo land” and the polar opposite state of abusive contemptuousness. One example of a recurrent a pattern of interaction began with ...
Peter Sturmey, 2008
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The Pentameron and Pentalogia
and shelter of contemptuousness, but she swells too huge for the den she creeps into. Let her lie there and crack, and think no more about her.The people you have been talking of can find no greater and no other faults in my writings than I ...
Walter Savage Landor, 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTEMPTUOUSNESS»

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Supreme vitriol in high court's dissents
Has their familiarity with each other combined with their deep ideological convictions to breed a certain contemptuousness? Or, as Professor ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Hey, Rahul - everyone wants suit-boot
The success of the metaphor has given Rahul an easy, smiling contemptuousness. You half expect to see a glint in his eye before the suit-boot ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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The skin you're in... and dairy-free chocolate mousse
... believing them to be synthetic, and, I sense that she regards their consumption to be verging on contemptuousness towards proper food. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
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Keep smiling if you want a job in 2015
18 Apr 2015 17:25. 30 31. Would you like fries with your contemptuousness ? Reply | Pick. Report. Alexandriana BalerionZinn. 18 Apr 2015 23: ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Rick Santorum looks to capitalize off of 2012 victory in Iowa
It shows a contemptuousness for living how everybody else has to live. Sort of putting yourself above the fray, which I don't think we really need ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Breaking Down How Wrong the DMN Story on Teacher Hiring …
And that contemptuousness is why the paper hasn't reported in any in-depth way on the district's comprehensive plan from a programmatic ... «D Magazine, Mar 15»
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Boris Johnson's housing focus reveals a mayor whose mind is …
His contemptuousness comes with the territory, because he knows that for people with his educational background, it is a given that when one ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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Rush Limbaugh's Problem: How The Internet Changed Talk Radio
... rape and Elba comments was unsurprising, and Limbaugh tends to respond to such reactions with equally unsurprising contemptuousness. «TIME, Feb 15»
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American Horror Story: Freak Show Recap: Episode 9, "Tupperware …
Dandy's bribing of a cop to kill Regina (Gabourey Sidibe) is particularly effective for Whitrock's broadly fey contemptuousness, which suggests ... «slantmagazine, Dec 14»
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Foxcatcher Is 2014's Worst Movie; Be yond the...
Feeling superior to his characters, Miller showss a contemptuousness that elicits both disgust and pity — genuine Oscar bait. ADVERTISING. «National Review Online, Nov 14»
REFERENCE
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