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CIVIL CONTEMPT Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the phrase civil contempt. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase civil contempt. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for CIVIL CONTEMPT

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defiance
nounn
noun

• intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

• a hostile challenge

• a defiant act

disobedience
nounn
noun

• the failure to obey

• the trait of being unwilling to obey

disregard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

insubordination
nounn
noun

• defiance of authority

• an insubordinate act

noncompliance
nounn
noun

• the failure to obey

resistance
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

Best Hypernyms For CIVIL CONTEMPT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for civil contempt, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (1)
contempt of court

Alternatives for DEFIANCE

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