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unspecified meaning
- The words had been uttered with the Bene Gesserit controlled atonals, carrying in it every shade of contempt and scorn that Paul could put there.
There are no more uses of "contempt" in the book.
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as in: feels contempt towards him Define
lack of respect -- often accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike or disgust
as in: held in contempt of court
Define
the crime of willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
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