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Despising vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?

despising | contemptuous |

As a verb despising

is .

As a noun despising

is an act of despising.

As an adjective contemptuous is

showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

despising

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of despising.
  • * Richard Rolle, The Fire of Love
    • And sometimes despisings , reproofs, scorns, and slanders are raised against him, and therefore it is needful to take the shield of patience

    contemptuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.

    Derived terms

    * contemptuously

    Related terms

    * contempt