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feels contempt towards her
Definition
lack of respect for someone or something thought inferior — often accompanied by a feeling of dislike or disgust
- I have the greatest contempt for optimism.Chapter 4 (36% in)
contempt = disrespect and dislike
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- There was a look of contempt in the steady searching gaze that he turned on Dorian.Chapter 12 (42% in)
- There was a curl of contempt in his lips.Chapter 10 (96% in)
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