Tra từ contempt - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·tempt [contempt contempts] BrE [kənˈtempt] NAmE [kənˈtempt] noun uncountable, singular
1. the feeling that sb/sth is without value and deserves no respect at all
•She looked at him with contempt.
•I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves.
•His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so unacceptable that it is not even worth feeling ↑contempt for).
•Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by ordinary people.
•~ for sb/sth They had shown a contempt for the values she thought important.
2. ~ for sth a lack of worry or fear about rules, danger, etc
•The firefighters showed a contempt for their own safety.
•His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth (= are completely false).
3. = ↑contempt of court
•He could be jailed for two years for contempt.
•She was held in contempt for refusing to testify.
see familiarity breeds contempt at ↑familiarity

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin contemptus, from contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + temnere ‘despise’.

Thesaurus:
contempt noun U, sing.
•I'll treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
scorn • • disdain • • disrespect • • mockery • • ridicule • • derision •
Opp: respect
contempt/scorn/disdain /disrespect for sb/sth
treat sb/sth with contempt/disdain/disrespect/ridicule
risk/invite (sb's) contempt/scorn/ridicule/derision
Which word? Contempt, scorn and disdain put the emphasis on showing that you have no respect for sb/sth. Mockery, ridicule and derision put the emphasis on making sb/sth look silly.

Example Bank:
•He has a deep contempt for racists.
•His remarks betray an utter contempt for the truth.
•His treatment of his children is beneath contempt.
•Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by the police.
•She looked at him with barely disguised contempt.
•She'd developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority.
•He did not want to risk the contempt of his fellows.
•He felt nothing but contempt for her.