

The pronunciation of the noun contempt is kənˈtempt. Willful disobedience or open disrespect towards the authority of a legislative body or court of law.Īfter reviewing each definition listed above, we can conclude if you have contempt for anything, you find that person or thing generally useless or simply inferior.The state of being disgraced or scorned (E.G., contempt of court, hold in contempt.).The feeling or attitude towards a thing or person that one considers worthless, vile, and/or inferior.To begin our journey towards understanding what the noun contempt means, let’s review a few definitions provided to us by Collins English Dictionary and Cambridge Dictionary via the great worldwide web: Did you know that the word contempt simply refers to a strong feeling of disliking someone or something? Yup, it’s true - read on to discover more about this common English term to learn its origin, synonyms, antonyms, and more. Turned to disdain, for after David's enthusiastic joy and ecstatic dancing. The next scene in which she figures indicates that her love had cooled and had even To scorn to disdain to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To look down upon with disfavor or contempt to contemn Ezekiel 25:15 Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge,Īnd have taken vengeance with disdain of soul to destroy, for the old.

`Dainty' and ` Disdain' (see James 5:5 Isaiah 66:11), are. He describes them as those "who labor in the Lord." "The names, which might be rendered

(vt) To reject withĭisdain to scorn to receive or accept to treat with contempt. (vt) To drive back or away, as with the foot to kick. Multi-Version Concordance Disdained (6 Occurrences). Multi-Version Concordance Disdainful (1 Occurrence).
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Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Full of disdain expressing disdain scornful Ĭontemptuous haughty. (n.) Extreme and lofty contempt haughty disregard that disdain which springsįrom the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object. Multi-Version Concordance Disdain (6 Occurrences). (vt) To think unworthy to deem unsuitable or unbecoming as, to disdain toĭo a mean act. (See JPS)Įzekiel 36:5 therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land unto themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey. (See JPS)Įzekiel 28:26 And they shall dwell securely therein yea, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely, when I have executed judgments upon all those that do them despite round about them and they shall know that I am Jehovah their God. (See JPS)Įzekiel 25:6 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast clapped thy hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of thy soul against the land of Israel (See JPS)Įzekiel 25:15 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual enmity (See JPS)Įzekiel 28:24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any that are round about them, that did despite unto them and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah. Bible Concordance Disdain (6 Occurrences)Įzekiel 16:57 before thy wickedness was uncovered, as at the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria, and of all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, that do despite unto thee round about.
