contemptuousness

Definitions of contemptuousness
  1. noun
    the manifestation of scorn and contempt
    “every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return”
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    arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
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