contempt

/kənˈtɛmpt/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. desprecio

    • He spoke of the plan with contempt.

      Habló del plan con desprecio.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

scorn

Near-total synonyms for looking down on someone; largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

mépris

mépris is the French word for the same thing — both mean "scorn, contempt."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa contempt?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He spoke of the plan with ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a contempt?

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