Tempt vs Contempt - What's the difference?
tempt | contempt |
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
To attract; to allure.
To provoke something; to court.
(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 a verb tempt
is to provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.As a noun contempt is
(uncountable) the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.tempt
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Verb
(en verb)- She tempted me to eat the apple.
- Its glossy skin tempted me.
- It would be tempting fate.
Derived terms
* temptation * tempter * temptress * tempt fate * tempt providenceExternal links
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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.}}