Contempt vs Hate - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) The state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
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, title= The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
(legal) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
An object of hatred.
Hatred.
(Internet, colloquial) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
To dislike intensely or greatly.
(slang) To dislike intensely due to envy.
liver (organ of the body)
As nouns the difference between contempt and hate
is that contempt is the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain while hate is an object of hatred.As a verb hate is
to dislike intensely or greatly.contempt
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(wikipedia contempt)Alternative forms
* (obsolete) * (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.}}
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* contemptible * contempt of Congress * contempt of court * contempt of Parliament * contemptuous * familiarity breeds contemptExternal links
* * *hate
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Noun
- One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
- He gave me a look filled with pure hate .
- There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.
Verb
(hat)- I hate men who take advantage of women.
- Don't be hating my weave, girl, you're just jealous!