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Deceive And Attract Scorn Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CONTEMPT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

• open disrespect for a person or thing

• a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

28%7Deceive or deceive someone by pretending something is true when it is not
verb

• be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity

• disregard

• cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity

• disappear gradually

• come to pass

• expel (gases or odors)

27%4 Strategy to attract or deceive
noun

• anything that serves as an enticement

• something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

verb

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• lure, entice, or entrap with bait

• attack with dogs or set dogs upon

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