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.
Senator Hanson has recently been confused with an earlier John Hanson, a white politician from Maryland who served as President of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. According to this urban myth, John Hanson of Maryland was actually black.enator Hanson has recently been confused with an earlier John Hanson, a white politician from Maryland who served as President of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. According to this urban myth, John Hanson of Maryland was actually black.