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contempt

 
 
/kənˈtempt/ noun

Translation

[U] a strong feeling that you do not respect someone or something
küçümseme, aşağılama
He has utter contempt for anyone with power.9481012
contempt of court behaviour that is illegal because it does not obey the rules of a law court
umursamayarak, ... hiçe sayarak, kanunları göz ardı ederek
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(Definition of contempt noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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