Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun contemptuousness

1 sense of contemptuousness

Sense 1
contemptuousness -- (the manifestation of scorn and contempt; "every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return")
       => arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness -- (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)