Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - contempt
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Contempt
contempt
~ n 1 a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect + for (His contempt for his fellow students was quite obvious.) with contempt (He had been treated with nothing but contempt ever since he arrived. | hold sb in contempt (=feel contempt for someone)) (They'd always held that family in contempt. | beneath contempt (=so unacceptable that you have no respect for the person involved)) (That sort of behavior is simply beneath contempt.) 2 disobedience or disrespect towards a court of law (in contempt of) (He was found in contempt of the order. | contempt of court (=not doing what a judge or court of law has told you to do)) 3 complete lack of fear towards something difficult or dangerous (contempt for danger)
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1. If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant. He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle... I hope voters will treat his advice with the contempt it deserves. N-UNCOUNT: oft N for n 2. If you hold someone or something in contempt, you feel contempt for them. Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians in contempt. familiarity breeds contempt: see familiarity PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~us, from contemnere Date: 14th century 1. a. the act of despising ; the state of mind of one who despises ; disdain b. lack of respect or reverence for something 2. the state of being despised 3. willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body ~ of court ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless, or deserving scorn or extreme reproach. 2 the condition of being held in contempt. 3 (in full contempt of court) disobedience to or disrespect for a court of law and its officers. Phrases and idioms beneath contempt utterly despicable. hold in contempt despise. Etymology: ME f. L contemptus (as contemn) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) неуважение; оскорбление (органов власти) 2) невыполнение распоряжений суда – contempt of court – contempt of the law CONTEMPT сущ., юр. 1) неуважение, оскорбление (органа власти, представителя органа власти) direct contempt — неуважение, выказанное суду во время заседания 2) нарушение (норм права) - contempt of court ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. презрение to feel contempt for a liar —- испытывать презрение к лжецу to have (to hold) smb. in contempt —- презирать кого-л. to bring contempt upon oneself, to fall into contempt —- навлечь на себя всеобщее презрение to treat smb. with contempt —- третировать кого-лю to be beneath contempt —- низко пасть; быть гнусным, смехотворным и т. п. such accusation is beneath contempt —- такое обвинение просто смехотворно 2. юр. неуважение (к суду и т. п.); оскорбление (органов власти, парламента и т. п.) direct contempt —- оскорбление суда (на судебном заседании) the contempt power —- ам. право (конгресса, суда) наказывать без судебного разбирательства лица, обвиняемых в оскорблении конгресса или суда contempt of Congress —- ам. неуважение к конгрессу 3. невыполнение распоряжений суда contempt of the law —- нарушение норм права contempt of court —- оскорбление суда, невыполнение его распоряжений; неявка в суд Id: in contempt of —- вопреки, невзирая на Id: he rushed forward in contempt of danger —- он бросился вперед невзирая на опасность Id: in contempt of all rules —- вопреки всем правилам, в нарушение всех правил ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of court оскорбление суда, неуважение к суду CONTEMPT noun 1) презрение к (for) to fall into contempt - вызывать к себе презрение to have/hold in contempt - презирать 2) leg. неуважение (к власти и т.п.) - contempt of court - in contempt of ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from L. contemptus "scorn," pp. of contemnere, from com- intens. prefix + temnere "to slight, scorn," of uncertain origin. Contemptuous is from 1529. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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