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In natural English speech, "contempt" appears in contexts such as: "hijacked version of the work ethic, the capitalist fusion. And so there's unbelievable contempt and suspicion of the poor. The overwhelming majority of Republicans think that poor people who maybe are getting food stamps or some kind of". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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hijacked version of the work ethic, the capitalist fusion. And so there's unbelievable

contempt and suspicion of the poor. The overwhelming majority of Republicans

think that poor people who maybe are getting food stamps or some kind of

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noun

The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

“And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.”

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The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.

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