All 10 Uses of
contempt
in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Agustan stood there looking down at him and cursed him, speaking slowly, clearly, bitterly and contemptuously and cursing as steadily as though he were dumping manure on a field, lifting it with a dung fork out of a wagon.†
Chpt 16contemptuously = with disrespect
- He moved reluctantly and contemptuously.†
Chpt 17
- Primitivo said contemptuously now.†
Chpt 25
- His rage began to thin as he exaggerated more and more and spread his scorn and contempt so widely and unjustly that he could no longer believe in it himself.
Chpt 35 *contempt = lack of respect and dislike
- "Orderly," the officer called in a contemptuous voice.†
Chpt 40contemptuous = showing a lack of respect
- "Yes," Karkov looked at him contemptuously, "a young American of slight political development but a great way with the Spaniards and a fine partizan record.†
Chpt 42contemptuously = with disrespect
- "Every one knows that," Anselmo said with contempt.†
Chpt 2
- Agustan turned from the door and spoke to him, putting all his contempt in the single, "Tu."†
Chpt 16
- They have only contempt for those of Madrid.†
Chpt 18
- I have sent a cable describing the wickedness of that infamous organization of Trotskyite murderers and their fascist machinations all beneath contempt but, between us, it is not very serious, the P.O.U.M. Nin was their only man.†
Chpt 18
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."