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contempt

Respecting vs Contempt - What's the difference?

respecting | contempt |


As a verb respecting

is .

As a noun contempt is

(uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

Contempt vs Contentment - What's the difference?

contempt | contentment |


As nouns the difference between contempt and contentment

is that contempt is (uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain while contentment is the state or degree of being contented.

Contempt vs Sneering - What's the difference?

contempt | sneering |


As nouns the difference between contempt and sneering

is that contempt is (uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain while sneering is the act of one who sneers.

As a verb sneering is

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Browse vs Contempt - What's the difference?

browse | contempt |


As nouns the difference between browse and contempt

is that browse is young shoots and twigs while contempt is (uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

As a verb browse

is to scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

Contempt vs Ostentation - What's the difference?

contempt | ostentation |


As nouns the difference between contempt and ostentation

is that contempt is (uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain while ostentation is ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.

Contempt vs Get - What's the difference?

contempt | get |


As nouns the difference between contempt and get

is that contempt is (uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain while get is offspring or get can be (british|regional) a git or get can be (judaism) a jewish writ of divorce.

As a verb get is

(label) to obtain; to acquire.

Contempt vs Reprieve - What's the difference?

contempt | reprieve |


As nouns the difference between contempt and reprieve

is that contempt is (uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain while reprieve is the cancellation or postponement of a punishment.

As a verb reprieve is

to cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.

Contempt vs Demean - What's the difference?

contempt | demean |


As nouns the difference between contempt and demean

is that contempt is (uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain while demean is (archaic) management; treatment or demean can be demesne.

As a verb demean is

to debase; to lower; to degrade or demean can be to manage; to conduct; to treat.

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