contemptuousness

[US]/[kənˈtemptʃʊəsnəs]/
[UK]/[kənˈtemptjuːsnəs]/

Translation

n.the feeling of disdain or scorn; a dismissive attitude.; the quality of being contemptuous.

Phrases & Collocations

with contemptuousness

displaying contemptuousness

avoiding contemptuousness

sense of contemptuousness

air of contemptuousness

full of contemptuousness

marked by contemptuousness

showed contemptuousness

feeling contemptuousness

tone of contemptuousness

Example Sentences

she responded with a contemptuousness that stung him deeply.

his voice dripped with contemptuousness towards the proposal.

the politician's speech was riddled with contemptuousness for his opponents.

despite the criticism, she maintained a quiet contemptuousness.

he displayed a palpable contemptuousness for the outdated system.

the judge warned against showing contemptuousness in court.

her words were laced with a subtle contemptuousness that was hard to ignore.

he reacted with open contemptuousness to the news.

the audience sensed a deep contemptuousness in the actor's performance.

the letter revealed a surprising degree of contemptuousness.

she masked her contemptuousness with a polite smile.

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