Definition of contempt. 1a : the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain glared at him in contemptb : lack of respect or reverence for something acting with contempt for public safety. 2 : the state of being despised.
Erin Hanson (born 1981) is a Los Angeles-based American contemporary landscape painter.
Early years. Hanson was born in Portland, Oregon and spent most of her childhood in Los Angeles, California as one of four children of Nancy and Mark Hanson. Her mother was a teacher and her father was a computer programmer.