Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt.
Only the contemptible fear contempt.
Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.
The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.
Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
One predictor for divorce is contempt, which to me is just another word for disrespect.
There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.