contemptuousness
51contemptuous — adjective showing contempt; scornful. Derivatives contemptuously adverb contemptuousness noun …
52contumely — n. Obloquy, reproach, opprobrium, abuse, contemptuousness, insolence, rudeness, superciliousness, arrogance, scorn, contempt, disdain …
53haughtiness — n. Arrogance, disdain, superciliousness, contempt, contemptuousness, pride, loftiness, hauteur …
54hauteur — n. [Fr.] Haughtiness, arrogance, loftiness, disdain, contempt, contemptuousness, superciliousness, pride, self importance …
55contempt — noun 1) she regarded him with contempt Syn: scorn, disdain, disrespect, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision; disgust, loathing, hatred, abhorrence Ant: respect 2) he is guilty of contempt of court …
56disdain — 1. noun she looked at him with disdain Syn: contempt, scorn, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision, disrespect; disparagement, condescension, superciliousness, hauteur, haughtiness, arrogance, snobbishness, indifference, distaste, dislike,… …
57scorn — 1. noun he was unable to hide the scorn in his voice Syn: contempt, derision, contemptuousness, disdain, derisiveness, mockery, sneering Ant: admiration, respect 2. verb 1) critics scorned the painting Syn …
58proud — 1 Proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful can mean in common filled with or showing a sense of one s superiority and scorn for what one regards as in some way inferior. Proud (see also proud under PRIDE… …
59arrogance — n 1. haughtiness, loftiness, hauteur, self importance; presumption, presumptuousness, overconfidence, fatuousness; pride, vanity, vainglory, conceit, snobbery, snobbishness, airs; pomposity, pompousness, egotism, superciliousness, contempt,… …
60back talk — n 1.Inf. sass, Sl. mouth, Sl. lip, Sl. jaw, Sl. smart or wise talk, Sl. wisemouth, Sl. smart mouth; retort, comeback, rejoinder, riposte; gibe, jeer, scoff, sneer, taunt, mockery, sarcasm. 2. impudence, audacity, effrontery, Inf. cheek, Inf.… …
