The noun contempt has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) contempt, disdain, scorn, despite -- (lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary")
2. (2) contempt, disrespect -- (a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous)
3. contempt, scorn -- (open disrespect for a person or thing)
4. contempt -- (a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body)