English-Thai Dictionary

contempt

N การ ดูถูก  ความรู้สึก รังเกียจ อย่างมาก  disdain scorn kan-du-tuk

 

contempt

N การ หมิ่นประมาท  การ สบประมาท  kan-min-pa-mad

 

contemptibility

N การเหยียดหยาม  การ ดูถูก  scorn disdain kan-yiad-yam

 

contemptible

ADJ น่า เหยียดหยาม  ซึ่ง สมควร แก่ การ ดูถูก ดูหมิ่น  despicable worthless na-yiad-yam

 

contemptuous

ADJ ซึ่ง ดูหมิ่น หรือ เหยียดหยาม ผู้อื่น  ซึ่ง แสดง การ ดูหมิ่น  ซึ่ง สบประมาท  disdainful insulting scornful sueng-du-min-rue-yiad-yam-phu-uen

 

contemptuously

ADV อย่าง ดูถูก ผู้อื่น  disdainfully scornfully yang-du-tuk-pu-uen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTEMPT

n.[L. See Contemn. ] 1. The act of despising; the act of viewing or considering and treating as mean, vile and worthless; disdain; hatred of what is mean or deemed vile. This word is one of the strongest expressions of a mean opinion which the language affords.
Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great.
2. The state of being despised; whence in a scriptural sense, shame, disgrace.
Some shall awake to everlasting contempt. Daniel 12:2.
3. In law, disobedience of the rules and orders of a court, which is a punishable offense.

 

CONTEMPTIBLE

a.[L.] 1. Worthy of contempt; that deserves scorn, or disdain; despicable; mean; vile. Intemperance is a contemptible vice. No plant or animal is so contemptible as not to exhibit evidence of the wonderful power and wisdom of the Creator.
The pride that leads to dueling is a contemptible passion.
2. Apt to despise; contemptuous. [Not legitimate. ]

 

CONTEMPTIBLENESS

n.The state of being contemptible, or of being despised; despicableness; meanness; vileness.

 

CONTEMPTIBLY

adv. In a contemptible manner; meanly; in a manner deserving of contempt.

 

CONTEMPTUOUS

a.Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; as contemptuous language or manner; a contemptuous opinion. Applied to men, apt to despise; haughty; insolent; as a nation, proud, severe, contemptuous.

 

CONTEMPTUOUSLY

adv. In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully. The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and treated contemptuously.

 

CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

n.Disposition to contempt; act of contempt; insolence; scornfulness; haughtiness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTEMPT

Con *tempt ", n. Etym: [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 esteement mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. Criminal contempt of public feeling. Macaulay. Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great. Addison.

 

2. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame. Contempt and begarry hangs upon thy back. Shaks.

 

3. An act or expression denoting contempt. Little insults and contempts. Spectator. The contempt and anger of his lip. Shak.

 

4. (Law )

 

Defn: 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.

 

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.

 

CONTEMPTIBILITY

CONTEMPTIBILITY Con *tempt `i *bil "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness. Speed.

 

CONTEMPTIBLE

CONTEMPTIBLE Con *tempt "i *ble, a.

 

1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. Milton. The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. Burke.

 

2. Despised; scorned; neglected; abject. Locke.

 

3. Insolent; scornful; contemptuous. [Obs. ] If she should make tender of her love, 't is very possible he 'll scorn it; for the man. .. hath a contemptible spirit. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Despicable; abject; vile; mean; base; paltry; worthless; sorry; pitiful; scurrile. See Contemptuous. -- Contemptible, Despicable, Pitiful, Paltry. Despicable is stronger than contemptible, as despise is stronger than contemn. It implies keen disapprobation, with a mixture of anger. A man is despicable chiefly for low actions which mark his life, such as servility, baseness, or mean adulation. A man is contemptible for mean qualities which distinguish his character, especially those which show him to be weak, foolish, or worthless. Treachery is despicable, egotism is contemptible. Pitiful and paltry are applied to cases which are beneath anger, and are simply contemptible in a high degree.

 

CONTEMPTIBLENESS

CONTEMPTIBLENESS Con *tempt "i *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being contemptible, or of being despised.

 

CONTEMPTIBLY

CONTEMPTIBLY Con *tempt "i *bly, adv.

 

Defn: In a contemptible manner.

 

CONTEMPTUOUS

CONTEMPTUOUS Con *temp "tu *ous, a.

 

Defn: Manifecting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful. A proud, contemptious behavior. Hammond. Savage invectiveand contemptuous sarcasm. Macaulay. Rome. .. entertained the most contemptuous opinion of the Jews. Atterbury.

 

Syn. -- Scornful; insolent; haughty; disdainful; supercilious; insulting; contumelious. -- Contemptuous, Contemptible. These words, from their similarity of sound, are sometimes erroneously interchanged, as when a person speaks of having "a very contemptible opinion of another. " Contemptible is applied to that which is the object of contempt; as, contemptible conduct; acontemptible fellow. Contemptuous is applied to that which indicates contempts; as, a contemptuous look; a contemptuous remark; contemptuous treatment. A person, or whatever is personal, as an action, an expression, a feeling, an opinion, may be either contemptuous or contemptible; a thing may be contemptible, but can not be contemptuous.

 

CONTEMPTUOUSLY

CONTEMPTUOUSLY Con *temp "tu *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully. The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and used contemptuously. Jer. Taylor.

 

CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

CONTEMPTUOUSNESS Con *temp "tu *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: Disposition to or manifestion of contempt; insolence; haughtiness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contempt

con tempt |kənˈtem (p )t kənˈtɛm (p )t | ▶noun the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn: he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly. • disregard for something that should be taken into account: this action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority. • (also contempt of court ) the offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers. • the offense of being similarly disobedient to or disrespectful of the lawful operation of a legislative body (e.g., its investigations ). PHRASES beneath contempt utterly worthless or despicable. hold someone in contempt judge someone to have committed the offence of contempt of court. hold someone /something in contempt consider someone or something to be unworthy of respect or attention: the speed limit is held in contempt by many drivers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contemptus, from contemnere (see contemn ).

 

contemptible

con tempt i ble |kənˈtem (p )təbəl kənˈtɛm (p )təbəl | ▶adjective deserving contempt; despicable: a display of contemptible cowardice. DERIVATIVES con tempt i bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn ).

 

contemptuous

con temp tu ous |kənˈtem (p )CHo͞oəs kənˈtemptʃuəs | ▶adjective showing contempt; scornful: she was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race. DERIVATIVES con temp tu ous ly adverb, con temp tu ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘despising law and order ’): from medieval Latin contemptuosus, from Latin contemptus ‘contempt, ’ from contemnere (see contemn ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

contempt

con |tempt |kənˈtɛm (p )t | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or deserving scorn: Pam stared at the girl with total contempt | he wouldn't answer a woman he held in such contempt. • disregard for something that should be considered: this action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority. • (also contempt of court ) the offence of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers. PHRASES beneath contempt utterly worthless or despicable. hold someone in contempt judge someone to have committed the offence of contempt of court. hold someone /thing in contempt consider someone or something to be unworthy of respect or attention: the speed limit is held in contempt by many drivers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contemptus, from contemnere (see contemn ).

 

contemptible

con |tempt |ible |kənˈtɛm (p )tɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective deserving contempt; despicable: a display of contemptible cowardice. DERIVATIVES contemptibly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn ).

 

contemptuous

con |temp ¦tu |ous |kənˈtɛm (p )tjʊəs | ▶adjective showing contempt; scornful: she was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race. DERIVATIVES contemptuously adverb, contemptuousness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘despising law and order ’): from medieval Latin contemptuosus, from Latin contemptus ‘contempt ’, from contemnere (see contemn ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

contempt

contempt noun 1 she regarded him with contempt: scorn, disdain, disrespect, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision; disgust, loathing, hatred, abhorrence. ANTONYMS respect. 2 he is guilty of contempt of court: disrespect, disregard, slighting. ANTONYMS respect.

 

contemptible

contemptible adjective what they said to poor old Mr. Ortiz was contemptible: despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, unspeakable, disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, petty, worthless, shabby, cheap, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, sordid; archaic scurvy. ANTONYMS admirable.

 

contemptuous

contemptuous adjective the contemptuous look on your face says it all: scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, insolent, derisive, mocking, sneering, scoffing, withering, scathing, snide; condescending, supercilious, haughty, proud, superior, arrogant, dismissive, aloof; informal high and mighty, snotty, sniffy. ANTONYMS respectful. WORD TOOLKIT See dismissive . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contempt

contempt noun 1 she was showing little but contempt for him: scorn, disdain, disrespect, deprecation, disparagement, denigration, opprobrium, odium, obloquy, scornfulness; derision, mockery, ridicule; disgust, loathing, detestation, abhorrence, hatred; archaic contumely. ANTONYMS respect. 2 he is guilty of contempt of court: disrespect, disregard, slighting, neglect; Law contumacy. ANTONYMS respect.

 

contemptible

contemptible adjective that jibe about Alison was mean and contemptible: despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, loathsome, odious, revolting, execrable, unspeakable, heinous, shocking, offensive; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, pitiful, pitiable, petty, worthless, shabby, cheap, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, sordid, degenerate, base, vile, villainous; archaic scurvy. ANTONYMS admirable.

 

contemptuous

contemptuous adjective he spoke in a coldly contemptuous tone: scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, insolent, full of contempt; derisory, derisive, mocking, sneering, jeering, scoffing, taunting, withering, scathing, snide; condescending, supercilious, arrogant, cavalier, high and mighty, imperious, proud, vain; informal sniffy, snotty, on one's high horse; archaic contumelious. ANTONYMS respectful. WORD TOOLKIT contemptuous See dismissive . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contempt

con tempt /kəntém (p )t /〖con (ひどく )tempt (軽蔑 （けいべつ ）する )〗名詞 U 1 a. 〖時に a ～〗【人 事 物に対する 】軽蔑 , 侮蔑 , さげすみ «for » ▸ I have nothing but contempt for you .私はあなたに軽蔑以外何も感じない ▸ look at A with contempt Aを軽蔑した目で見る ▸ I have an utter [a great ] contempt for smokers .私はタバコを吸う人をとても軽蔑する ▸ be beneath contempt 軽蔑にも値しない ▸ hold A in contempt A 〈人 〉を軽蔑する .b. 軽蔑されること , 屈辱 (感 ).2 【規則 危険などに対する 】軽視 , 無視 «for » ▸ in contempt of A Aを無視して [物ともせず ].3 〘法 〙(法廷の命令無視による )法廷侮辱罪 (contempt of court ) (!名誉毀損における 「侮辱 」はinsult ) ▸ hold A in contempt (of court )Aを法廷侮辱罪に問う .

 

contemptible

con tempt i ble /kəntém (p )təb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠軽蔑 （けいべつ ）すべき, 卑劣な .con t é mpt i bly 副詞 卑劣に .

 

contemptuous

con temp tu ous /kəntém (p )tʃuəs |-tju- /形容詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…に対して » 軽蔑 （けいべつ ）的な, 軽蔑を示す «of » .2 【危険 困難などを 】恐れないで, 物ともせず «of » .～ly 副詞 軽蔑して, 傲慢 （ごうまん ）に .