Word of the Day: Contempt
con-tempt / kən-tĕmpt
noun
- scorn, disrespect
You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929 – 1968
- the state of being disgraced or despised
Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt. Henry Bolingbroke, 1366 – 1413
- deliberate disobedience of, or disregard for, the authority of a judicial or legislative body
Young people nowadays love luxury; they have bad manners and contempt for authority. Socrates, c. 470 BC – 399 BC