Examples of using "Verachtung" in a sentence and their english translations:
with disdain.
It verges on scorn.
- Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
- Silence is the most perfect expression of contempt.
I feel nothing but contempt for such dishonest behavior.
I listened to her in silence, stunned by the depth of her contempt.
It is necessary to have a healthy disdain for wealth.
But he could not hide his contempt for the returning aristocrats, who treated his family
Racism has its roots in the distrust and scorn for people who differ in their appearance and their culture.
Well, I can't spend $12,000 on a handbag, but it's free to look at those who do with righteous condemnation.
My Latin teacher used to look down sternly on me over the rim of her glasses, but now I know it only had to do with the fact that she was wearing reading glasses and that she will have found it a nuisance taking them off all the time, so what looked like contempt towards us students might well and truly have been kindness.