Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being worthy of contempt or scorn: "Contemptibility" refers to the state or characteristic of being so morally low, mean, or despicable that one deserves strong disapproval and disdain.
   • Unworthiness due to a lack of higher values or principles: It denotes a fundamental lack of honor, integrity, or admirable qualities, making someone or something morally base.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The politician's blatant lies revealed a deep contemptibility that shocked the public.
  • His actions were marked by such contemptibility that even his former allies abandoned him.
  • The memoir explored the contemptibility of the regime's corruption.

Advanced Usage

• "Sheer contemptibility": Used to emphasize the absolute and complete nature of the despicable quality.
  • The betrayal was an act of sheer contemptibility.
• "Moral contemptibility": Specifies that the quality relates specifically to ethical failings.
  • The judge condemned the crime not just for its violence but for its moral contemptibility.

Variants and Related Words

• Contemptible (adj): Deserving contempt; despicable.
  • His behavior was utterly contemptible.
• Contemptibly (adv): In a contemptible manner.
  • He acted contemptibly toward his subordinates.
• Contemptuous (adj): Showing contempt; scornful. (Note: This describes the feeling something contemptible, not the quality itself).
  • She gave him a contemptuous look.

Synonyms

• Despicableness: The quality of being deserving of hatred and contempt.
• Baseness: Lack of moral principles; bad character.
• Vileness: The quality of being extremely unpleasant or morally bad.
• Reprehensibility: The quality of deserving censure or condemnation.

Antonyms

• Nobility: The quality of having high moral principles and character.
• Honorableness: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
• Admirability: The quality of being deserving admiration.

Noun

1. unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values