The phrase "affect contempt" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a feeling or attitude of disdain or scorn, but the wording is awkward and unclear.
Example: "His actions seemed to affect contempt among his peers, leading to a rift in their relationships."
Alternatives: "inspire disdain" or "evoke scorn."
When announcing a price to a persnickety customer, Day would sometimes affect contempt—"Just give me a punk five hundred dollars," he might say to imply that any further discussion would be beneath both of them.
When announcing a price to a persnickety customer, Day would sometimes affect contempt — "Just give me a punk five hundred dollars," he might say — to imply that any further discussion would be beneath both of them.
Nearly all the succeeding dramatists, among them Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine, the two masters of the classical French tragedy, affected contempt for his work, but they profited from his dramatic technique.
That no proceeding for contempt shall be instituted against any person unless begun within one year from the date of the act complained of; nor shall any such proceeding be a bar to any criminal prosecution for the same act or acts; but nothing herein contained shall affect any proceedings in contempt pending at the time of the passage of this act.
They refuse to negotiate and consult with their southern African counterparts in decisions that affect them; they show blatant contempt in hoarding the country's oil profits in the north; and they have failed to remove thousands of troops from the oil fields located in Southern Sudan.
They did not believe dissecting the evidence of witnesses did much more than push at the boundaries of contempt and would not affect the trial's outcome.
Philip's enemies could affect a high moral tone and contempt for a barbarous Macedonian, but even his friends might have wondered whether he ought to be allowed into the heart of Greece with an army.
Nevertheless, many whites believed for so long that they were safe; that this contempt didn't and couldn't affect them.
Negative affect refers to negative emotional states such as fear, sadness, anger, guilt, contempt and disgust [ 13].
The English, as Shakespeare put it in his play about Henry V, affected an eagle's contempt for "the weasel Scot".
In such a case the defendant might not be affected by a mere contempt sentence when he ultimately faces a far more serious sanction.
