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noun lack of respect ADJ. deep, utter, withering | cold, icy | healthy She'd developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority. | barely/thinly disguised VERB + CONTEMPT feel, have, hold sb/sth in He felt nothing but contempt for them. Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by the police. | betray, demonstrate, display, show His remarks betray an utter contempt for the truth (= are completely false). | develop | regard sb/sth with, treat sb/sth with | deserve I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. PREP. ~ for He has a deep contempt for racists. | beneath ~ His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so bad it is not even worth feeling contempt for). | with ~ She looked at him with barely disguised contempt. (also contempt of court) refusal to obey a court ADJ. civil, criminal VERB + CONTEMPT be held in She was held in contempt for refusing to testify. PREP. in ~
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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contempt
verbs
treat somebody/something with contempt
• The opinions of the public should not be ignored or treated with contempt.
have contempt for somebody/something
( also feel contempt for somebody/something )
• He had a deep contempt for authority.
show contempt
• Her face showed clearly the contempt she felt for them.
hold somebody/something in contempt
(= have a low opinion of something or someone, and show it )
• He was one of those men who hold in contempt those who do not share his point of view.
adjectives
utter/total contempt
• Sally looked at him with utter contempt.
the utmost contempt
• Many people regarded the government with the utmost contempt.
open/undisguised contempt
(= that you do not try to hide )
• Her expression was one of open contempt.
deep contempt
(= great contempt )
• There is a deep contempt for the commercialism in the West.
cold/icy contempt
(= that shows in a very unfriendly way )
• I noticed the icy contempt in his voice.
withering contempt
(= that makes you feel very inferior )
• She treated some of her staff with withering contempt.
phrases
a look of contempt
• He gave her a look of contempt that made her want to hit him.
treat somebody/something with the contempt they deserve
• She treated these accusations with the contempt they deserved.
familiarity breeds contempt
(= used to say that if you know someone very well, you may respect them less )
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