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(n)
(uncountable) Contempt or disdain.
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(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.
Act of treating with disdain.
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
The act of giving insult.
(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
(uncountable) The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
The act by which something is flouted.
(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
An unfair criticism.
Lack of trust or confidence.
Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
Harm, hurt, damage.
Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.
The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
The act of neglecting.
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
A violation or breach, as of a law.
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
The state of being indifferent.
(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed
The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
The opposite.
(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
The act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
British, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
(uncountable) Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.
The act of disparaging, of belittling.
Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.
(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
Hatred; dislike.
Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
The state or quality of being disdainful.
The state of being contemptuous
Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.
The quality of being scornful.
(adj)
Minor; small in amount
Contemptful, mocking.
(v)
To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.
(rare, uncountable) The state of being contemptuous.
The state or quality of being contemptible.
The quality of being contemptible.
A feeling of contempt toward oneself.
The state or quality of being condescending.
The state or quality of being despised.
The state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.
The state or quality of being contumelious.
The state or quality of being despising.
The feeling of being disgraced.
The state or quality of being disgraceful.
The state or quality of being despisable.
The quality of being despicable
The state or quality of being detestable.
The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
The quality of being dismissive.
Quality of being respectless.
(obsolete) The quality of being inconsiderate; thoughtlessness.
(countable) Obscene, lewd or abusive language.
The quality of being deprecatory.
(uncountable) Lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour or material.
The state or quality of being degrading.
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
(uncountable) The property of being shameful.
(uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.
The condition of being inconsiderate
Impudent language, conduct or behavior.
The property of being contumacious.
The quality of being demeaning.
(uncountable) The condition of being derisive
(uncountable) The state of being intolerant.
Despicableness.
(uncountable) The nature or property that gives rise to revulsion or inspires loathing.
The state or quality of being discourteous; lack of courtesy.
The quality of being unrespectable.
The quality of being abased.
The quality of being unconsiderate.
(countable, uncountable) Insolence; impudence.
The state or quality of being debased.
The state or quality of being crass.
The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value.
The state of being disgustful; disgust.
(uncountable) The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
The state or quality of being outcast.
Something showing lack of decency; something (such as a word) that is indecent.
The state or quality of being ashamed.