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Translation of contemptuous – English–Vietnamese dictionary

contemptuous

 adjective  Add to word list Add to word list ● showing contempt biểu lộ sự khinh bỉ a contemptuous sneer.

(Translation of contemptuous from the PASSWORD English-Vietnamese Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of contemptuous

contemptuous We are contemptuous of intolerance, but have developed a new list of things we cannot tolerate. From the Cambridge English Corpus Lee himself is very fair in his comments, not contemptuous of attitudes with which he disagrees, or scrupulously careful to avoid giving offence to any group of readers. From the Cambridge English Corpus The portrayal thus reverses the usual vector of disapproval of (or disgust for, or contemptuous 'admiration' of) males in loincloth, animal skins, unruly hair. From the Cambridge English Corpus Disciplined, resilient, intellectual, proud, contemptuous of others, immune to criticism from the outside, they are literally fashioned for survival. From the Cambridge English Corpus I am glad to see so contemptuous a repudiation here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It suits them to forget the postmen's strike and the contemptuous way in which they ground the postmen into ignominious defeat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is more likely that physicians (and students) who have an attitude of respect toward their patients will try to behave respectfully than someone who is disdainful or contemptuous. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the preceding discussion we have considered the case where a defendant is found but is contemptuous of legal process. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B1

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in Chinese (Traditional) 輕蔑的，輕視的，鄙視的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 轻蔑的，轻视的，鄙视的… See more in Spanish despectivo, despectivo/iva [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese desdenhoso, desdenhoso/-sa [masculine-feminine]… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian 軽蔑的な, 軽蔑（けいべつ）した… See more aşağılayıcı, horgören, küçümseyen… See more méprisant/-ante, méprisable, dédaigneux… See more despectiu… See more verachtend… See more pohrdající, pohrdavý… See more foragtende, hånende… See more sikap merendahkan… See more ซึ่งดูหมิ่นหรือเหยียดหยาม… See more pogardliwy… See more föraktfull… See more kebencian… See more verächtlich… See more full av forakt, hånlig, med forakt/ringeakt… See more 경멸하는… See more презирливий, зневажливий… See more sprezzante, sdegnoso… See more Need a translator?

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