English words for 'Synonym of contempt'
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- Despising or holding in contempt; disdain, scorn.
- (uncountable) In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable) Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; (countable) a specific instance of this.
- (uncountable) Incorrect or unfair suspicion; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable) Misinterpretation or misunderstanding; (countable) an instance of this; a mistake.
- Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
intj
- (vulgar, offensive) A term used to express contempt. Usually used after the individual in question is retaliated upon and the user has no sympathy.
- (vulgar, offensive) A curse meaning "go to hell".
- (vulgar, offensive, dismissal) Go away, get lost.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, fucked.
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- the act of deriding or treating with contempt
- language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
- The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
- An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock.
- (now historical and regional) A small woman's handbag; a reticule.
- Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.
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- (slang) A contemptible person or thing.
- (colloquial) A giant petrel.
- (slang) Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).
- Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar.
- (Australia, slang) A black eye.
- (British, slang) Something of poor quality.
- One who stinks.
- (slang) A chemist.
- (Australia, slang) A hot day.
- (Australia, informal) A western grey kangaroo.
- anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)
- an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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- showing your contempt by derision
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- humorous or satirical mimicry
- Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
- Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
- The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
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- An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
- (taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
- (mythology) A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
- A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- descriptive word or phrase
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- (transitive) To reject with contempt.
- (transitive) To reject the ideas or beliefs of (a person).
- (Scotland) To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement; to cause a liquid to gush.
- (transitive, intransitive) To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.
- (intransitive) To scoff.
- (transitive) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
- explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
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- (informal) A term of address for a man or boy.
- (Oxford University, modern) A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern bedder at Cambridge University.
- The guillemot.
- (historical, UK, up until 1920s) A fighter aircraft.
- A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
- (radiography) A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.
- (UK, cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.
- (Oxford University, Harvard University, Yale University, historical) A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a variety of ways, including cleaning; generally equivalent to a gyp at Cambridge University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.
- A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
- A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
- A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
- An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
- someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
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- (derogatory or offensive, slang, vulgar, chiefly US, Canada) Any objectionable thing.
- (derogatory or offensive, slang, vulgar, usually referring specifically to a man, chiefly US, Canada) An objectionable, despicable person.
- (often preceded by "poor") A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion.
- (vulgar, slang, humorous or endearing) An impressive, daring, or admirable man.
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
verb
- To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with at.
- (intransitive) To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner.
- (transitive) To perceive vaguely.
- (slang, chiefly UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.
- (computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
- (transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
- (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
- inhale audibly through the nose
- perceive by inhaling through the nose
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- (UK law) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.
- (slang, UK, US) A whippersnapper, a tyke.
- (slang, Commonwealth) Someone who is very fond of something
- (slang, Commonwealth, Hawaii) A situation that is aggravating or causes dismay; a pain.
- (slang, derogatory, Commonwealth, Hawaii) A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.
- (slang, Commonwealth, Hawaii) Someone viewed with affection; a chap.
- One who sets a bug (surveillance device); one who bugs.
- someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.
- (transitive) To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
- (intransitive) To move with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To call someone by hissing.
- (transitive) To whisper, especially angrily or urgently.
- (intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
- make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- move with a whooshing sound
- express or utter with a hiss
- show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
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- reject with contempt
- refuse entrance or membership
- not accept as true
- not accept something given or offered
- deem wrong or inappropriate
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- dismiss from consideration or a contest
- (transitive) To refuse a romantic advance.
- (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
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- reject with contempt
- make lower or quieter
- refuse entrance or membership
- not accept as true
- take a downward direction
- (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
- (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.
- (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
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verb
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- Despising or holding in contempt; disdain, scorn.
- (uncountable) In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable) Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; (countable) a specific instance of this.
- (uncountable) Incorrect or unfair suspicion; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable) Misinterpretation or misunderstanding; (countable) an instance of this; a mistake.
- Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
noun
verb
noun
- the act of deriding or treating with contempt
- language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
- The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
- An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock.
- (now historical and regional) A small woman's handbag; a reticule.
- Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.
verb
noun
- (slang) A contemptible person or thing.
- (colloquial) A giant petrel.
- (slang) Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).
- Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar.
- (Australia, slang) A black eye.
- (British, slang) Something of poor quality.
- One who stinks.
- (slang) A chemist.
- (Australia, slang) A hot day.
- (Australia, informal) A western grey kangaroo.
- anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)
- an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
noun
verb
noun
- showing your contempt by derision
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- humorous or satirical mimicry
- Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
- Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
- The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
noun
verb
noun
- An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
- (taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
- (mythology) A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
- A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- descriptive word or phrase
verb
verb
adj
intj
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
adj
noun
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- (transitive) To reject with contempt.
- (transitive) To reject the ideas or beliefs of (a person).
- (Scotland) To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement; to cause a liquid to gush.
- (transitive, intransitive) To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.
- (intransitive) To scoff.
- (transitive) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
- explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
noun
- (informal) A term of address for a man or boy.
- (Oxford University, modern) A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern bedder at Cambridge University.
- The guillemot.
- (historical, UK, up until 1920s) A fighter aircraft.
- A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
- (radiography) A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.
- (UK, cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.
- (Oxford University, Harvard University, Yale University, historical) A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a variety of ways, including cleaning; generally equivalent to a gyp at Cambridge University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.
- A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
- A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
- A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
- An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
- someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
verb
- To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with at.
- (intransitive) To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner.
- (transitive) To perceive vaguely.
- (slang, chiefly UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.
- (computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
- (transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
- (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
- inhale audibly through the nose
- perceive by inhaling through the nose
intj
noun
verb
intj
noun
- (UK law) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.
- (slang, UK, US) A whippersnapper, a tyke.
- (slang, Commonwealth) Someone who is very fond of something
- (slang, Commonwealth, Hawaii) A situation that is aggravating or causes dismay; a pain.
- (slang, derogatory, Commonwealth, Hawaii) A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.
- (slang, Commonwealth, Hawaii) Someone viewed with affection; a chap.
- One who sets a bug (surveillance device); one who bugs.
- someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.
- (transitive) To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
- (intransitive) To move with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To call someone by hissing.
- (transitive) To whisper, especially angrily or urgently.
- (intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
- make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- move with a whooshing sound
- express or utter with a hiss
- show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
noun
verb
- reject with contempt
- refuse entrance or membership
- not accept as true
- not accept something given or offered
- deem wrong or inappropriate
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- dismiss from consideration or a contest
- (transitive) To refuse a romantic advance.
- (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
noun
verb
noun
verb
- reject with contempt
- make lower or quieter
- refuse entrance or membership
- not accept as true
- take a downward direction
- (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
- (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.
- (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.