Contempt vs Revile - What's the difference?
contempt | revile |
(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.
To attack (someone) with abusive language.
* Bible, 1 Peter ii. 23
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) reproach; reviling
As nouns the difference between contempt and revile
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 revile is (obsolete) reproach; reviling.As a verb revile is
to attack (someone) with abusive language.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
* * *revile
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Verb
(en-verb)- who, when he was reviled , reviled not again
- And did not she herself revile me there?
Synonyms
* reproach * scold * vilify * vituperateNoun
(-)- The gracious Judge, without revile , replied. — Milton.
