Taunt vs Contempt - What's the difference?
taunt | contempt |
to make fun of (someone); to (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
(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 nouns the difference between taunt and contempt
is that taunt is a scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery while contempt is (uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.As a verb taunt
is to make fun of (someone); to (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.As an adjective taunt
is (nautical) very high or tall.taunt
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Compare (etyl) . See ataunt.contempt
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(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.}}