8 Letters
6 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use contempt as a noun in a sentence.
About Contempt
A 2 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters c, e, m, n, o, p, and t, 6 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters te. Contempt starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, co, con, cont, conte, and the ending characters are t, pt, mpt, empt, tempt, ..
Definition
A willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
Origin/Roots
Latin
Compound Words
A compound word, contempt has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are con, and tempt.
School Grade
Contempt is set as a sat word that starts with c, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 8 letters.
Pig Latin
Contempt in Pig Latin is said as "ontemptcay or ontemptcway".
Unigram
c | o | n | t | e | m | p | t
Bigram
co | on | nt | te | em | mp | pt
Trigram
con | ont | nte | tem | emp | mpt
Quadrigram
cont | onte | ntem | temp | empt
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
open disrespect for a person or thing
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike;
"he was held in contempt";
"the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Contempt"

There are 217 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to contempt.

SynonymDefinition
Abhorrencehate coupled with disgust
Abjurationa disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Abjurement
Abnegationrenunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Abominationan action that is vicious or vile
an action that arouses disgust or abhorence
"his treatment of the children is an abomination"
Abusecruel or inhumane treatment
Affronta deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
Antipathythe object of a feeling of intense aversion
something to be avoided
"cats were his greatest antipathy"
Archnessinappropriate playfulness
Arroganceoverbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from contempt.

Anagram Definition
Contempta willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

View English words with the unique letters used in contempt. Words With The Letters Cemnopt

Hypernyms

Contempt has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Disobediencethe failure to obey
Noncompliancethe failure to obey

Hyponyms

There are 2 hyponyms for contempt

Word Definition
Contempt Of Congress
Contempt Of Court

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