contempt Definition

contempt
noun

1. Scorn.

Thesaurus: disdain, scorn, mockery, condescension, derision, disrespect, neglect, slight; Antonym: regard, admiration.
2. law.
Disregard of or disobedience to the rules of a court of law.

Idiom: hold someone in contempt

To despise them.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin con- intensive + temnere, temptum to scorn.