contempt

noun

/kənˈtempt/

[uncountable, singular]Idioms

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the feeling that somebody/something is without value and deserves no respect at all
- with contempt She looked at him with contempt.
- I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves.
- beneath contempt His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so bad that it is not even worth feeling contempt for).
- in contempt Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by ordinary people.
- contempt for somebody/something They had shown a contempt for the values she thought important.
Extra Examples
- He has a deep contempt for racists.
- His remarks betray an utter contempt for the truth.
- She looked at him with barely disguised contempt.
- She'd developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority.
- He did not want to risk the contempt of his fellows.
- He felt nothing but contempt for her.
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- deep
- great
- …
verb + contempt
- feel
- have
- hold somebody/something in
- …
preposition
- contempt for
- beneath contempt
- with contempt
- …
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contempt for something a lack of worry or fear about rules, danger, etc.
- The firefighters showed a contempt for their own safety.
- His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth (= are completely false).
Topics Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- deep
- great
- …
verb + contempt
- feel
- have
- hold somebody/something in
- …
preposition
- contempt for
- beneath contempt
- with contempt
- …
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(also contempt of court)
the crime of refusing to obey an order made by a court; not showing respect for a court or judge
- He could be jailed for two years for contempt.
- in contempt She was held in contempt for refusing to testify.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- civil
- criminal
verb + contempt
- be held in
preposition
- in contempt
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin contemptus, from contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + temnere ‘despise’.

Idioms

familiarity breeds contempt

(saying) knowing somebody/something very well may cause you to lose respect for them/it

单词	contempt
释义	contempt noun /kənˈtempt/ /kənˈtempt/ [uncountable, singular]Idioms jump to other results the feeling that somebody/something is without value and deserves no respect at all with contempt She looked at him with contempt. I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. beneath contempt His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so bad that it is not even worth feeling contempt for). in contempt Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by ordinary people. contempt for somebody/something They had shown a contempt for the values she thought important. Extra Examples He has a deep contempt for racists. His remarks betray an utter contempt for the truth. She looked at him with barely disguised contempt. She'd developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority. He did not want to risk the contempt of his fellows. He felt nothing but contempt for her. Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete deep great … verb + contempt feel have hold somebody/something in … preposition contempt for beneath contempt with contempt … See full entry contempt for something a lack of worry or fear about rules, danger, etc. The firefighters showed a contempt for their own safety. His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth (= are completely false). Topics Feelingsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete deep great … verb + contempt feel have hold somebody/something in … preposition contempt for beneath contempt with contempt … See full entry (also contempt of court) the crime of refusing to obey an order made by a court; not showing respect for a court or judge He could be jailed for two years for contempt. in contempt She was held in contempt for refusing to testify. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective civil criminal verb + contempt be held in preposition in contempt See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin contemptus, from contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + temnere ‘despise’. Idioms familiarity breeds contempt (saying) knowing somebody/something very well may cause you to lose respect for them/it
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