Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Contempt (-s)
contemplation (-s)contend (-ing)
contempt (-s), n. [L. contempt-us, scorn; see contemn.]
Disdain; repugnance; strong aversion; supercilious hatred; highly negative reputation; being held as inferior; being treated as of little account; [word play] condemnation.
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