English words for 'The state of being contemptuous'
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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.
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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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- (historical, specifically) A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
- Deceptive or blustering speech.
- Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.
- Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
- A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
- a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
- meaningless ceremonies and flattery
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- Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
- Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
- Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
- Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
- (medicine, rare) Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.
- believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
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- utter with anger or contempt
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
- drive a skewer through
- rain gently
- (intransitive) To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
- (ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
- (transitive, dialectal) To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
- (transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
- (transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
- (transitive, slang, hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
- (transitive, dialectal) To plant (something) using a spade.
- (ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth.
- (intransitive, slang, humorous) (in the form spitting) To spit facts; to tell the truth.
- (ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To dig, to spade.
- (impersonal) To rain or snow slightly.
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- the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a skewer for holding meat over a fire
- Likeness; used, usually in set phrases (see spitting image) of a person who exactly resembles someone else.
- (geography) A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula or bar.
- (countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
- A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
- (uncountable) Synonym of slam (“card game”).
- (uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.
- The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
- The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
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- utter with anger or contempt
- spit up in an explosive manner
- discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
- (transitive) To rap; to repeat verses passionately or intensely.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spit, out.
- (transitive) To say scornfully.
- (transitive) To say reluctantly (see also spit it out).
- (transitive) To eject.
noun
- 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.
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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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- 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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- 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.
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- utter with anger or contempt
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
- drive a skewer through
- rain gently
- (intransitive) To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
- (ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
- (transitive, dialectal) To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
- (transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
- (transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
- (transitive, slang, hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
- (transitive, dialectal) To plant (something) using a spade.
- (ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth.
- (intransitive, slang, humorous) (in the form spitting) To spit facts; to tell the truth.
- (ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To dig, to spade.
- (impersonal) To rain or snow slightly.
noun
- the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a skewer for holding meat over a fire
- Likeness; used, usually in set phrases (see spitting image) of a person who exactly resembles someone else.
- (geography) A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula or bar.
- (countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
- A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
- (uncountable) Synonym of slam (“card game”).
- (uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.
- The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
- The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
verb
- utter with anger or contempt
- spit up in an explosive manner
- discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
- (transitive) To rap; to repeat verses passionately or intensely.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spit, out.
- (transitive) To say scornfully.
- (transitive) To say reluctantly (see also spit it out).
- (transitive) To eject.
adj
- Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
- Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
- Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
- Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
- (medicine, rare) Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.
- believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others