CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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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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