contempt
US /kənˈtɛmpt/
・UK /kənˈtempt/
B1TOEIC
n. (u.)Uncountable NounExtreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
The guards looked at the new prisoner with contempt
n. (u.)Uncountable NounLegal lack of respect for a court or judge
To make things worse he could be jailed for a year for contempt of court
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Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
- short sentence he has served is an insult to his victims and shows a contempt for justice.
short sentence he has served is an insult to his victims and shows a contempt for justice.
- The short sentence he has served is an insult to his victims and shows a contempt for justice.
The short sentence he has served is an insult to his victims and shows a contempt for justice.
How to Tell If You Have Been Gaslit
- We’re unlucky enough if we meet with people who want to do us wrong, show us contempt and take advantage of us.
We’re unlucky enough if we meet with people who want to do us wrong, show us contempt and take advantage of us.
- We're unlucky enough if we meet with people who want to do us wrong, show us contempt,
We're unlucky enough if we meet with people who want to do us wrong, show us contempt,
‘You should work for Trump’: Former Trump official pokes at comedian
- But Garcia's deportation has become a huge liability, uh, for the White House, who floated the notion of charging the Trump administration with contempt.
But Garcia's deportation has become a huge liability, uh, for the White House, who floated the notion of charging the Trump administration with contempt.
- Who floated the notion of charging the Trump administration with contempt?
Who floated the notion of charging the Trump administration with contempt?
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook
- my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation.
my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation.
- and then, as in its turn faintness subsided, I began to be aware of a change in the temper of my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation.
and then, as in its turn faintness subsided, I began to be aware of a change in the temper of my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation.
Tim Calhoun On Trial - Saturday Night Live
- Calhoun, at this time, we have reason to hold you in contempt because of your inability to answer the questions.
Calhoun, at this time, we have reason to hold you in contempt because of your inability to answer the questions.
- Calhoun, at this time we have reason to hold you in contempt because of your inability to answer the questions.
Calhoun, at this time we have reason to hold you in contempt because of your inability to answer the questions.
National Geographic - The Great Wall of China - Documentary
- The main Emperor's contempt for the Nomads reached protest proportions with the demand that the character [g]
The main Emperor's contempt for the Nomads reached protest proportions with the demand that the character [g]
- The Ming Emperor's contempt for the nomads reached grotesque proportions, with the demand that the character "Ji," standing for barbarians, should be written as small as possible.
The Ming Emperor's contempt for the nomads reached grotesque proportions, with the demand that the character "Ji," standing for barbarians, should be written as small as possible.
Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article
- they demand, from an inner self-contempt, to get rid of the burden of themselves in some direction or other.
they demand, from an inner self-contempt, to get rid of the burden of themselves in some direction or other.
- They demand from an inner self-contempt to get rid of the burden of themselves in some direction or other.
They demand from an inner self-contempt to get rid of the burden of themselves in some direction or other.
Galvatron kills Ultra Magnus | The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
- Silence, or you'll be held in contempt of this court. I have nothing but contempt for this court.
Silence, or you'll be held in contempt of this court. I have nothing but contempt for this court.
- Silence or you'll be held in contempt on this court.
Silence or you'll be held in contempt on this court.
Trump Berates Reporters, Gets Mystery MRI & Closes Border to (Non-White) Immigrants | The Daily Show
- But let's forget for a moment about this president's ugly contempt for those who are charged with getting information about his presidency out to other Americans.
But let's forget for a moment about this president's ugly contempt for those who are charged with getting information about his presidency out to other Americans.
- But let's forget for a moment about this president's ugly contempt for those who are charged with getting information about his presidency out to other Americans, and
But let's forget for a moment about this president's ugly contempt for those who are charged with getting information about his presidency out to other Americans, and
Will Donald Trump Go To Jail? Here's What To Expect From The Former President's Sentencing
- I've tried a lot of criminal cases and I've never seen somebody held in contempt 10 times during the course of the trial.
I've tried a lot of criminal cases and I've never seen somebody held in contempt 10 times during the course of the trial.
- and I've never seen somebody held in contempt 10 times during the course of the trial.
and I've never seen somebody held in contempt 10 times during the course of the trial.