| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force: contempt, contumacy, defiance, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy. See RESIST. 2. The feeling of despising: contempt, despisal, disdain, scorn. See RESPECT. 3. An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity: affront, contumely, indignity, insult, offense, outrage, slight. Idioms: slap in the face. See ATTACK.
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