Regardless vs Contempt - What's the difference?
regardless | contempt |
Having no regard; heedless; careless.
* 1843 , :
Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
Paying no attention to; regardless of.
(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.
As an adjective regardless
is having no regard; heedless; careless.As an adverb regardless
is without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.As a preposition regardless
is paying no attention to; regardless of.As a noun contempt is
the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.regardless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.
Derived terms
* regardless ofAdverb
(en adverb)- Tatiana knew the cauliflower was purple, but she ate it regardless .
Synonyms
* anyhow * anyway * at any rate * come what may * in any casePreposition
(English prepositions)- Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless of its colour.
Usage notes
* Phrases such as 'regardless if' and 'regardless to' are technically incorrect. English words affected by confusioncontempt
English
(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.}}