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contemptibility

American  
[kuhn-temp-tuh-bil-i-tee] / kənˌtɛmp təˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the fact, quality, or state of being contemptible.


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The film cannot afford to depict Kelly in all her contemptibility, because a villain of Roger Ailes’ caliber requires an equal and opposite hero.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 2019

The best TV villains are the ones that walk the fine line between contemptibility and lovability.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2012

Such a buffet of contemptibility can work--see Curb Your Enthusiasm--with a good, mature cast.

From Time Magazine Archive

The old ballad, "I wish I were where Helen lies," is silly, to contemptibility.

From The Letters of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

To do so would be to see the mean contemptibility of it.

From Quiet Talks on Prayer by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon

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