| NOUN | attribute | contemptuousness | the manifestation of scorn and contempt / contempt |
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| Meaning | The manifestation of scorn and contempt / contempt. | |
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| Example | "every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return" | |
| Broader | arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| Spanish | desconsideración, desprecio | |
| Adjectives | contemptuous | expressing extreme / extreme contempt / contempt |
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