contemptuous

Definitions

Showing or feeling deep hatred or disapproval; scornful.

Expressing a lack of respect or disdain for someone or something.

Examples

He gave a contemptuous laugh when I suggested that he might be wrong.

The critic wrote a contemptuous review that dismissed the entire film as a waste of time.

Synonyms

scornful disdainful derisive disrespectful haughty insolent sneering

Antonyms

respectful admiring reverent polite humble appreciative deferential