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thumb|right|200px|This picture of Thomas Ward, arrested for stealing a £1 coin, can be seen as showing contempt. thumb|A painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly (ca. 1797).The woman has been interpreted as a [[prostitute (who is disdaining the inadequate coin proffered by the fashionable gentleman getting his shoes shined at left).]]

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Contempt is a feeling of disrespect or disdain that someone shows toward another person or thing they consider worthless or beneath them. It matters because it can be expressed through actions and expressions—as shown in historical images—and reflects how people judge and treat others they regard as inferior or undeserving.

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