As an adjective contemptuous
is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
As a noun mockery is
the action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
contemptuous English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
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* {{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
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mockery English
Noun
( mockeries)
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
(obsolete) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
- The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.
Usage notes
* We often use make a mockery' of someone or something, meaning to ' mock them. See also
Synonyms
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