noun
- the quality or state of being worthy of contempt; the condition of deserving scorn or disdain
Usage: formal; abstract noun
Examples
- The contemptibility of his actions became clear when the truth was revealed.
- She spoke with disgust about the contemptibility of such dishonest behavior.
- The contemptibility of betraying a friend's trust cannot be overstated.
- His contemptibility was evident in how he treated those weaker than himself.
- The contemptibility of the regime's human rights abuses shocked the international community.
- Few would dispute the contemptibility of stealing from the poor.