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| hoi polloi |
the masses or common people (usu. used as a term of contempt). |
| huh |
used to express surprise, astonishment, skepticism, contempt, or indifference. [1/3 definitions] |
| look down one's nose at |
to regard with disdain or contempt. |
| louse |
(informal) one who deserves contempt. [1/3 definitions] |
| miserable |
worthy of contempt; shameful. [1/5 definitions] |
| misprision |
in law, an act of contempt against the government or courts. [1/3 definitions] |
| mock |
to express scorn or contempt for; ridicule; deride. [2/10 definitions] |
| mockery |
contempt, derision, or ridicule, or an instance of this. [1/4 definitions] |
| opprobrium |
scorn, disdain, or contempt. [1/3 definitions] |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usu. regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| phooey |
used to express rejection, contempt, or disgust. |
| pitiable |
worthy of or inspiring contempt or disdain; wretched; pitiful. [1/2 definitions] |
| racism |
contempt for or distrust of members of a different race based on generalized, preconceived notions regarding their character or abilities. [1/3 definitions] |
| racist |
characterized by contempt for or distrust of members of another race based on generalized, preconceived notions of their character or abilities. [1/7 definitions] |
| scorn |
undisguised contempt; derision. [2/5 definitions] |
| self-contempt |
combined form of contempt. |
| slight |
an act of contempt or discourtesy, usu. intended to hurt. [1/8 definitions] |
| sneer |
to express scorn or lack of respect; show contempt. [3/5 definitions] |
| sniff |
to express contempt or lack of approval or respect (usu. fol. by at). [1/7 definitions] |
| sniffy |
disposed to sniff, as in contempt or arrogance; disdainful. |
| snort |
to utter a sudden, harsh sound to express annoyance, scorn, contempt, or the like. [1/8 definitions] |
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