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CONTEMPTUOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The manifestation of scorn and contempt
Example:
every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
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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