Detached vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?
detached | contemptuous | Related terms |
Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
Having little or no emotions or interest towards someone else.
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.
(detach)
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
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As adjectives the difference between detached and contemptuous
is that detached is of a house: not joined to another house on either side while contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.As a verb detached
is past tense of detach.detached
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(en adjective)Derived terms
* semi-detachedVerb
(head)contemptuous
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(en adjective)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.