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CONTEMPTUOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does contemptuousness mean?
• CONTEMPTUOUSNESS (noun)
The noun CONTEMPTUOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. the manifestation of scorn and contempt
Familiarity information: CONTEMPTUOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The manifestation of scorn and contempt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return
Hypernyms ("contemptuousness" is a kind of...):
arrogance; haughtiness; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)
Derivation:
contemptuous (expressing extreme contempt)
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