Found 3 items, similar to Contempt.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: contempt jijik, menghina, sikap sombong
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contempt contempt n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; “he was held in contempt”; “the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary” [syn: disdain, scorn, despite] 2: a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous [syn: disrespect] 3: open disrespect for a person or thing [syn: scorn] 4: a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contempt Contempt \Con*tempt"\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]mt"; 215), n. [L. contemptus, fr. contemnere: cf. OF. contempt. See Contemn.] 1. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. [1913 Webster] Criminal contempt of public feeling. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame. [1913 Webster] Contempt and begarry hangs upon thy back. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An act or expression denoting contempt. [1913 Webster] Little insults and contempts. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] The contempt and anger of his lip. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. (Law) Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority. [1913 Webster] Note: Contempt is in some jurisdictions extended so as to include publications reflecting injuriously on a court of justice, or commenting unfairly on pending proceedings; in other jurisdictions the courts are prohibited by statute or by the constitution from thus exercising this process. Syn: Disdain; scorn; derision; mockery; contumely; neglect; disregard; slight. [1913 Webster]