All contemptuousness synonyms

noun contemptuousness

• arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
• intolerance — lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
• chutzpah — If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people.
• pretension — the laying of a claim to something.
• disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
• hubris — excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
• aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
• pride — Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
• vanity — excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: Failure to be elected was a great blow to his vanity.
• smugness — contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
• cockiness — conceited self-assurance
• bigotry — Bigotry is the possession or expression of strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions.
• discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
• racism — a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
• bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
• preconception — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
• injustice — the quality or fact of being unjust; inequity.
• sexism — attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles.
• animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
• chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
• xenophobia — fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers: Xenophobia and nationalism can be seen as a reaction to the rise of globalization.
• mockery — ridicule, contempt, or derision.
• sarcasm — harsh or bitter derision or irony.
• ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
• derision — If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
• sneer — to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions.
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• disparagement — the act of disparaging.
• taunting — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
• pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
• overbearing — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
• superiority — the quality or condition of being superior.
• lordly — suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.
• nerve — one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
• self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
• gall — (Pizi) 1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
• superciliousness — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
• presumption — the act of presuming.
• self-love — the instinct by which one's actions are directed to the promotion of one's own welfare or well-being, especially an excessive regard for one's own advantage.
• crust — The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.
• pretentiousness — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
• airs — affected manners intended to impress others (esp in the phrases give oneself airs, put on airs)
• swagger — to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
• hauteur — haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.
• priggishness — a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
• haughtiness — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
• ostentation — pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
• pomposity — the quality of being pompous.
• brass — Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.
• loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.