The Dowager, with a magnificent disregard for the coachman and the footman, perched on the box-seat in front of her, knew no such reticence, and discoursed with great freedom on the birth of an heir to the barony, animadverting with embarrassing candour, and all the contempt of a matriarch who had brought half-a-dozen children into the world without fuss or complications, on sickly young women who fancied themselves to be ill days before their time, and ended by suffering cross births and hard labours. I shall endeavour to extract, from the midst of insult and contempt and maledictions, those admonitions which may tend to correct whatever imperfections such censurers may discover in this my first serious appeal to the Public.Īt one time I would think of devoting all my intelligence and all my money to kindling an amorous passion in her heart, and then to revenge myself by treating her with contempt. The husband married again, and on his return to Massachusetts, his ex-wife petitioned the Massachusetts court to adjudge him in contempt for failing to make payments for her separate support under the earlier Massachusetts decree. He might abuse her in some other way, such as by inserting his fingers or an object to demonstrate his control and contempt, and in fact, we soon learned of the vaginal abrasions and bruising. treat sb with respect/contempt/suspicion etc ▪ When you treat the kids with respect. Noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beneath contempt (= so bad that you have no respect for the person involved ) ▪ I consider such behaviour to be beneath contempt. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 'he was held in contempt' 'the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary' a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous [syn: disrespect. Phrase contempt of court is attested from 19c., though. Late 14c., from Latin contemptus 'scorn,' from past participle of contemnere 'to scorn, despise,' from com-, intensive prefix (see com- ), + *temnere 'to slight, scorn,' which is of uncertain origin. (context uncountable English) The state or act of contemning the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless scorn, disdain.ĭouglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Health regulating organization: Abbr.Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary.Art _ (french art style) Daily Themed Crossword.Actress Gretchen from The Thirteenth Floor Daily Themed Crossword.

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