noun an act or expression denoting contempt.
2. contempt ·noun the state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
3. contempt ·noun the act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
4. contempt ·noun disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.