different between contempt vs misregard

English

Alternative forms

• c?tempt, cõtempt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemn? (“I scorn, despise”), from com- + temn? (“I despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?t?mpt/
• Rhymes: -?mpt

Noun

contempt (countable and uncountable, plural contempts)

1. (uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
2. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
3. (law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:contempt

Antonyms

• See Thesaurus:contempt

Derived terms

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Translations

Further reading

• contempt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• contempt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• contempt at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From mis- +? regard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?s??????(?)d/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d

Noun

misregard (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Wrong understanding; misconstruction.
2. Disregard; failure to heed or consider; contempt; neglect.
   • 1801, Bannatyne Club, Publications - Volume 93, Issue 1 - Page 297:

     As to the duke's misregard of her offer, they did remit the truth of that to the report of the persons employed by herself.

   • 1988, Harry Berger, Revisionary Play:

     […] poem does a turnabout as the narrator justifies that "misregard" by telling the golden-age story from the Censor's standpoint: […]

Derived terms

• misregardful

Verb

misregard (third-person singular simple present misregards, present participle misregarding, simple past and past participle misregarded)

1. (transitive) To disregard; fail to heed; ignore; neglect.

Synonyms

• misheed; see also Thesaurus:fail to notice or Thesaurus:ignore

Derived terms

• misregarder