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  • 11Contumely — Con tu*me*ly, n. [L. contumelia, prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. {Contumacy}.] Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech;… …

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  • 12Haughtiness — Haugh ti*ness, n. [For hauteinness. See {Haughty}.] The quality of being haughty; disdain; arrogance. Syn: Arrogance; disdain; contemptuousness; superciliousness; loftiness. Usage: {Haughtiness}, {Arrogance}, {Disdain}. Haughtiness denotes the… …

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  • 13contemptuous — adjective Etymology: Latin contemptus Date: 1574 manifesting, feeling, or expressing contempt • contemptuously adverb • contemptuousness noun …

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  • 16Psychopathy — (IPA en|saɪˈkɒpəθi [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/63/P0636300.html American Heritage Dictionary] ] [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/psychopathy Merriam Webster s Online Dictionary] ] ) is a psychological construct that describes… …

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  • 17Black shame — is a term used to describe how people of black African descent view themselves among societies in which they are a minority and feel oppressed. It results in psychological contemptuousness and denial about one s blackness , and is worsened by a… …

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  • 18contemptuous — contemptuously, adv. contemptuousness, n. /keuhn temp chooh euhs/, adj. showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful. [1520 30; < L contemptu , s. of contemptus CONTEMPT + OUS] Syn. disdainful, sneering, insolent, arrogant, supercilious,&#8230; …

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  • 19contempt — con·tempt /kən tempt/ n 1: willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court s orders; also: the&#8230; …

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