All 28 Uses of
contempt
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- But there was such accumulated bitterness and contempt in the young man's heart, that, in spite of all the fastidiousness of youth, he minded his rags least of all in the street.
Chpt 1.1 *contempt = intense dislike and disrespect
- For a whole month the town was full of gossip about this scandal, and it came to such a pass that Dounia and I dared not even go to church on account of the contemptuous looks, whispers, and even remarks made aloud about us.†
Chpt 1.3contemptuous = showing a lack of respect
- The gentleman heard him, and seemed about to fly into a rage again, but thought better of it, and confined himself to a contemptuous look.†
Chpt 1.4
- Here his rags did not attract contemptuous attention, and one could walk about in any attire without scandalising people.†
Chpt 1.5
- And he cast a contemptuous glance at Raskolnikov.†
Chpt 2.1
- Raskolnikov put in again, still addressing Nikodim Fomitch, but trying his best to address Ilya Petrovitch also, though the latter persistently appeared to be rummaging among his papers and to be contemptuously oblivious of him.†
Chpt 2.1contemptuously = with disrespect
- Raskolnikov fancied that the head clerk treated him more casually and contemptuously after his speech, but strange to say he suddenly felt completely indifferent to anyone's opinion, and this revulsion took place in a flash, in one instant.†
Chpt 2.1
- "He won't be worth much if he does," answered Dounia, sharply and contemptuously.†
Chpt 3.4
- "Quite possibly," Raskolnikov answered contemptuously.†
Chpt 3.5
- Raskolnikov looked haughtily and contemptuously at him.†
Chpt 4.5
- Then all of a sudden she would be disillusioned and would rudely and contemptuously repulse the person she had only a few hours before been literally adoring.†
Chpt 5.2
- She knew that she, Sonia, was the chief reason for the 'genteel' ladies' contemptuous treatment of Katerina Ivanovna's invitation.†
Chpt 5.2contemptuous = showing a lack of respect
- Katerina Ivanovna observed contemptuously that all knew what her family was and that on that very certificate of honour it was stated in print that her father was a colonel, while Amalia Ivanovna's father—if she really had one—was probably some Finnish milkman, but that probably she never had a father at all, since it was still uncertain whether her name was Amalia Ivanovna or Amalia Ludwigovna.†
Chpt 5.2contemptuously = with disrespect
- She was struck too by the businesslike, dry and even contemptuous menacing tone of Pyotr Petrovitch.†
Chpt 5.3contemptuous = showing a lack of respect
- Luzhin smiled contemptuously and did not speak.†
Chpt 5.3contemptuously = with disrespect
- "Ach, Sonia!" he cried irritably and seemed about to make some retort, but was contemptuously silent.†
Chpt 5.4
- And yet he was ashamed even before Sonia, whom he tortured because of it with his contemptuous rough manner.†
Chpt Epil.contemptuous = showing a lack of respect
- At the other persons in the room, including the tavern-keeper, the clerk looked as though he were used to their company, and weary of it, showing a shade of condescending contempt for them as persons of station and culture inferior to his own, with whom it would be useless for him to converse.†
Chpt 1.2
- And I accept it all, not with contempt, but with humility.†
Chpt 1.2
- Would you believe that the crazy fellow had conceived a passion for Dounia from the beginning, but had concealed it under a show of rudeness and contempt.†
Chpt 1.3
- And what if there can be no respect either, if on the contrary there is aversion, contempt, repulsion, what then?†
Chpt 1.4
- "Well!" ejaculated the policeman, with a gesture of contempt, and he walked after the dandy and the girl, probably taking Raskolnikov for a madman or something even worse.†
Chpt 1.4
- He glanced timidly at Avdotya Romanovna, but her proud countenance wore at that moment an expression of such gratitude and friendliness, such complete and unlooked-for respect (in place of the sneering looks and ill-disguised contempt he had expected), that it threw him into greater confusion than if he had been met with abuse.†
Chpt 3.2
- "If I did I certainly should not tell you," Raskolnikov answered with defiant and haughty contempt.†
Chpt 3.5
- His malice was aimed at himself; with shame and contempt he recollected his "cowardice."†
Chpt 4.6
- Andrey Semyonovitch who hardly ever had any money walked about the room pretending to himself to look at all those bank notes with indifference and even contempt.†
Chpt 5.1
- Seeing a fact which you mistakenly consider deserving of contempt, you refuse to take a humane view of a fellow creature.†
Chpt 5.1
- Raskolnikov whispered with loathing and contempt, as though he did not want to speak aloud.†
Chpt 6.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(contempt as in: feels contempt towards her) lack of respect for someone or something thought inferior -- often accompanied by a feeling of dislike or disgustA famous saying, "familiarity breeds contempt" comes from Aesop's fable, "The Fox and the Lion". (6th century BC)
When first the Fox saw the Lion he was terribly frightened, and ran away and hid himself in the wood. Next time however he came near the King of Beasts he stopped at a safe distance and watched him pass by. The third time they came near one another the Fox went straight up to the Lion and passed the time of day with him, asking him how his family were, and when he should have the pleasure of seeing him again; then turning his tail, he parted from the Lion without much ceremony.
The moral is traditionally, "Familiarity breeds contempt"; though an alternative moral is "Acquaintance softens prejudices." -
(2)
(contempt as in: held in contempt of court) the crime of willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative bodyFormally, this is called "contempt of court," but it is often shortened as just "contempt."