contempt
/kənˈtɛmpt/ nom B2En français : mépris, contemnement, contemption, outrage
- The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
- The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
- Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
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Dans la bibliothèque
Gregson and Lestrade had watched the manœuvres of their amateur companion with considerable curiosity and some contempt.
Holmes snorted his contempt.
Marilla sniffed, to express her contempt for Matthew’s opinions concerning anything feminine, and walked off to the dairy with the pails.
Rachel was not often sick and had a well-defined contempt for people who were; but grippe, she asserted, was like no other illness on earth and could only be interpreted as one of the special visitations of Providence.
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