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Discreditable vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?

discreditable | contemptuous |

As adjectives the difference between discreditable and contemptuous

is that discreditable is able to be discredited while contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

discreditable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Able to be discredited.
  • Low, mean, bringing discredit.

    • 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