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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
- watching with contemptChapter 4 (22% in)
contempt = strong dislike and a lack of respect
- Tate smiled contemptuously.Chapter 2 (33% in)
There are no more uses of "contempt" flagged with this meaning in The Demolished Man.
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- Every fighting Reich would blacken my face with contempt.Chapter 5 (24% in)
- He was resentful, hating, contemptuous, and starved.Chapter 2 (81% in)
- and the bright young men laughed subserviently, feeling slightly contemptuous of the boss.Chapter 3 (36% in)
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