英语词汇“contempt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINcontempt

Origin:

1300-1400 Latin contemptus, from contemnere ‘to think of with contempt’, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + temnere ‘to despise’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

He never tried to hide his contempt for those who were not as intelligent as him.
I feel nothing but contempt for people who are obsessed with fast cars and designer clothes.
The teachers were very old-fashioned, treating any new ideas with contempt and scorn.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And they all hold supply-side economics in contempt.
I did not tell you lies but I do deserve your contempt.
She remembered the contempt, the ice in his glance.
The contempt for Daley was pouring down from all directions.
This contempt for others is a denial of humanity.
We should not allow that, because that would be a contempt of democracy.

THESAURUS► hatred

an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something: · his hatred of violence· It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.· racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race)

► hate

the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them: · His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge.· Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters.· Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate).· His enemies started a hate campaign against him in the press.

► loathing

a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant: · I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me.

► animosity

a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other: · The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.

► abhorrence

formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant: · the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people

► contempt

a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all: · She looked at him with contempt.· I have nothing but contempt for these people.

Longman Language Activatora feeling of hating someone or something► hatred

an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something: · I could see the jealousy and hatred in Jeff's eyes.hatred of: · The long cold winter had only increased his hatred of the place.have a hatred of something: · Tom had a hatred of any kind of authority.hatred for/towards (=use this about a feeling of hate for people, not things): · In her autobiography, she describes her hatred for her stepfather.deep hatred: · The experience left him with a deep hatred of politicians.

► hate

the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them: · There was anger and hate in her voice, and I felt afraid.be filled with hate: · His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge.

► loathing

a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant: loathing for/of: · I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he'd treated me.fear and loathing: · Sandra didn't dare look at him, in case he saw the fear and loathing in her eyes.

► animosity

a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other: animosity between: · The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.animosity towards: · David's brother told reporters that the family felt no animosity towards anyone over David's death.personal animosity (=for personal, not political reasons): · The two leaders have done very little to disguise their personal animosity.

► abhorrence

formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant: · The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence.abhorrence of: · the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people

► contempt

a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all: contempt for: · He never tried to hide his contempt for those who were not as intelligent as him.feel/have/show contempt: · I feel nothing but contempt for people who are obsessed with fast cars and designer clothes. with contempt: · The teachers were very old-fashioned, treating any new ideas with contempt and scorn.

WORD SETS► Law

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escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► 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.

► have/feel/show etc nothing but contempt

· The public should have nothing but contempt for bad journalism.

► 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)

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► beneath contempt

I consider such behaviour to be beneath contempt (=so bad that you have no respect for the person involved).

► treat somebody with respect/contempt/suspicion etc

· When you treat the kids with respect, they act responsibly.

► utter contempt

This company treats its employees with utter contempt.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deep

· He had a deep contempt for the bureaucratic mind and took particular delight in circumventing bureaucratic obstruction.· But he was excluded from most official events, for which he had always shown nothing but the deepest contempt.· I'd have scarcely thought it possible, but the lady in black found a look of even deeper contempt for me.

► guilty

· But the court subsequently found two specific breaches involving officers of the union and held the union guilty of contempt.· In each case the appellant has been found guilty of contempt of court and has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment.

► open

· His humiliation and fear were washed away by a tide of anger, at this open display of contempt.· Her dark eyes regarded her father and me with open contempt.· The disorder, the whisperings, the giggles, the open contempt!· That was what it was, but it hurt just the same, his open contempt of her.

► utter

· Shortly after shooting them, Conroy displayed utter contempt for his two victims, the court heard.· Having won their votes from the gullible, as well as the dedicated, the republicans now show their utter contempt for democracy.· Treat him with the utter contempt he deserves.· Despite the profit-making prospects in this it has been treated with utter contempt on the grounds that charity begins at home.

VERB► breed

· It also ensures that omissions are not made simply because you have dictated the letter so often that familiarity has bred contempt.· The United States has usually been an exception to the rule that familiarity breeds contempt.· For them, familiarity has bred contempt.· Intimacy breeds contempt, but maybe we have gone too far.· I see them every day and familiarity doesn't breed contempt so much as disgust in me.· Arrogance in athletes breeds contempt in fans.· A major difficulty with such a test is that familiarity may breed tolerance rather than contempt.

► express

· At first she could think of nothing to say, because there was nothing that would adequately express her contempt.· Why do they express contempt for any correspondence theories of epistemology that involve attentive engagement with the real?· Squire and Ickes have expressed contempt for Mr Morris in earlier times.· He prospered in this country, plying a uniquely leisure-class trade, and then expressed petty contempt for his hosts.

► feel

· She was surprised to find that she felt only contempt.· In the piece he confessed that he had once been a Marxist, but now felt contempt for such thinking.· And I felt resentful contempt of my own, for Sebastian and his deferential barber.· Especially with a woman for whom he felt nothing but contempt.· Yet this was a man who felt nothing but contempt for her, who thought her no better than a thief.· Many who disliked him are beginning to feel the same contempt and venom they felt for Baroness Bonkers.

► find

· She found Jen's contempt for politicians both bracing and worrying.· Boylston found Sherrod in contempt and sentenced him to 179 days in jail, but then transferred the sentence to Holley.· The New York City officials were found in contempt of court for failing to find shelter quickly enough for needy families.· In each case the appellant has been found guilty of contempt of court and has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment.· Nor can they be found to be in contempt of court in relation to words spoken in the course of proceedings in Parliament.

► hold

· She would never allow him a reason to pity her again, to hold her in contempt.· McSpadden ruled that Lenhart had no such privilege, held her in contempt of court and ordered her jailed.· Nevertheless they were held to be in contempt but, the strike having collapsed, no penalty was imposed.· A state district judge held Lenhart in contempt, when she refused to identify the grand jurors who spoke to her.· How could she have let herself be used by a man who held her in contempt?· To these people, whom they held in deeply justified contempt, both women paid ample lip-service.· Several unions were held to be in contempt, were fined and had their assets sequestrated.· And they all hold supply-side economics in contempt.

► jail

· The company won, and when McLaren failed to show up in court, he was jailed for contempt.

► purge

· There was no possibility of his being able to purge his contempt within a short time of his committal.· It should also inform him of his right to apply to the court to purge his contempt.· The notice also informs the contemnor of his right to apply to the court to purge his contempt and ask for release.

► show

· Because he was literate and articulate, he showed a bitter contempt for the self-appointed intellectuals of the inter-war years.· My clients say these things, perhaps, to belittle or show contempt for their local officers, who are their enemies.· He showed his world his contempt for the job by doing it very badly.· Having won their votes from the gullible, as well as the dedicated, the republicans now show their utter contempt for democracy.· Within the familiarity of marriage there are many subtle ways of showing anger, contempt or cruelty.· The prison hero is the one who most openly shows anger and contempt for the staff.· Yet these can be overcome if people unite to show their contempt for the cruel, vicious minority.

► treat

· Despite the profit-making prospects in this it has been treated with utter contempt on the grounds that charity begins at home.· She was preparing to marry me and had applied for papers, but she treated me with contempt.· Non-cooperation is treated as contempt of court.· Opposition forces claim past practice as the basis for treating women with contempt.· As imperial portraits attracted faith, so images of emperors who had betrayed their subjects' trust were treated with contempt.· But, happily, not everybody treats kids with contempt.· Maybe Lucenzo had good reason to treat her with contempt.· Telemachus they treated with amused contempt as if he were a mere boy and quite beneath their notice.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► familiarity breeds contempt

Perhaps familiarity breeds contempt - among teachers as well as children.
The first is that familiarity breeds contempt.
The United States has usually been an exception to the rule that familiarity breeds contempt.

单词	contempt
释义	contemptcon‧tempt /kənˈtempt/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcontempt Origin: 1300-1400 Latin contemptus, from contemnere ‘to think of with contempt’, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + temnere ‘to despise’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He never tried to hide his contempt for those who were not as intelligent as him. I feel nothing but contempt for people who are obsessed with fast cars and designer clothes. The teachers were very old-fashioned, treating any new ideas with contempt and scorn. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And they all hold supply-side economics in contempt. I did not tell you lies but I do deserve your contempt. She remembered the contempt, the ice in his glance. The contempt for Daley was pouring down from all directions. This contempt for others is a denial of humanity. We should not allow that, because that would be a contempt of democracy. Thesaurus THESAURUS► hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something: · his hatred of violence· It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.· racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race) ► hate the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them: · His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge.· Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters.· Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate).· His enemies started a hate campaign against him in the press. ► loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant: · I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me. ► animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other: · The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children. ► abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant: · the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people ► contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all: · She looked at him with contempt.· I have nothing but contempt for these people. Longman Language Activatora feeling of hating someone or something► hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something: · I could see the jealousy and hatred in Jeff's eyes.hatred of: · The long cold winter had only increased his hatred of the place.have a hatred of something: · Tom had a hatred of any kind of authority.hatred for/towards (=use this about a feeling of hate for people, not things): · In her autobiography, she describes her hatred for her stepfather.deep hatred: · The experience left him with a deep hatred of politicians. ► hate the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them: · There was anger and hate in her voice, and I felt afraid.be filled with hate: · His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge. ► loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant: loathing for/of: · I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he'd treated me.fear and loathing: · Sandra didn't dare look at him, in case he saw the fear and loathing in her eyes. ► animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other: animosity between: · The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.animosity towards: · David's brother told reporters that the family felt no animosity towards anyone over David's death.personal animosity (=for personal, not political reasons): · The two leaders have done very little to disguise their personal animosity. ► abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant: · The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence.abhorrence of: · the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people ► contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all: contempt for: · He never tried to hide his contempt for those who were not as intelligent as him.feel/have/show contempt: · I feel nothing but contempt for people who are obsessed with fast cars and designer clothes. with contempt: · The teachers were very old-fashioned, treating any new ideas with contempt and scorn. WORD SETS► Law access, nounacquit, verbacquittal, nounactionable, adjectiveact of God, nounadjourn, verbadminister, verbadmissible, adjectiveADR, nounadversarial, adjectiveadvocate, nounaffidavit, nounage, nounaggrieved, adjectiveagreement, nounannual return, anti-dumping, adjectiveantitrust, adjectiveAppeal Court, nounappear, verbappellate court, nounarraign, verbarticled clerk, articles of association, nounassignee, nounassizes, nounattachment, nounattest, verbattorney, nounattorney-at-law, nounattorney general, nounaverage clause, bailable, adjectivebailee, nounbailiff, nounbailment, nounban, nounbarrister, nounbeneficial owner, beneficiary, nounbequeath, verbbequest, nounbest efforts, adjectivebid-rigging, nounbill, nounbill of rights, nounblue law, nounbody corporate, bond, nounbook, verbbox, nounbreakdown clause, break fee, brief, nounbroker's lien, burden of proof, nounbusiness entity, buyer's risk, bylaw, nouncabotage, nouncadastre, nouncase, nouncase law, nouncash shell, nouncause, nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath 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nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination, Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► 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. ► have/feel/show etc nothing but contempt · The public should have nothing but contempt for bad journalism. ► 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) COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► beneath contempt I consider such behaviour to be beneath contempt (=so bad that you have no respect for the person involved). ► treat somebody with respect/contempt/suspicion etc · When you treat the kids with respect, they act responsibly. ► utter contempt This company treats its employees with utter contempt. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deep · He had a deep contempt for the bureaucratic mind and took particular delight in circumventing bureaucratic obstruction.· But he was excluded from most official events, for which he had always shown nothing but the deepest contempt.· I'd have scarcely thought it possible, but the lady in black found a look of even deeper contempt for me. ► guilty · But the court subsequently found two specific breaches involving officers of the union and held the union guilty of contempt.· In each case the appellant has been found guilty of contempt of court and has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment. ► open · His humiliation and fear were washed away by a tide of anger, at this open display of contempt.· Her dark eyes regarded her father and me with open contempt.· The disorder, the whisperings, the giggles, the open contempt!· That was what it was, but it hurt just the same, his open contempt of her. ► utter · Shortly after shooting them, Conroy displayed utter contempt for his two victims, the court heard.· Having won their votes from the gullible, as well as the dedicated, the republicans now show their utter contempt for democracy.· Treat him with the utter contempt he deserves.· Despite the profit-making prospects in this it has been treated with utter contempt on the grounds that charity begins at home. VERB► breed · It also ensures that omissions are not made simply because you have dictated the letter so often that familiarity has bred contempt.· The United States has usually been an exception to the rule that familiarity breeds contempt.· For them, familiarity has bred contempt.· Intimacy breeds contempt, but maybe we have gone too far.· I see them every day and familiarity doesn't breed contempt so much as disgust in me.· Arrogance in athletes breeds contempt in fans.· A major difficulty with such a test is that familiarity may breed tolerance rather than contempt. ► express · At first she could think of nothing to say, because there was nothing that would adequately express her contempt.· Why do they express contempt for any correspondence theories of epistemology that involve attentive engagement with the real?· Squire and Ickes have expressed contempt for Mr Morris in earlier times.· He prospered in this country, plying a uniquely leisure-class trade, and then expressed petty contempt for his hosts. ► feel · She was surprised to find that she felt only contempt.· In the piece he confessed that he had once been a Marxist, but now felt contempt for such thinking.· And I felt resentful contempt of my own, for Sebastian and his deferential barber.· Especially with a woman for whom he felt nothing but contempt.· Yet this was a man who felt nothing but contempt for her, who thought her no better than a thief.· Many who disliked him are beginning to feel the same contempt and venom they felt for Baroness Bonkers. ► find · She found Jen's contempt for politicians both bracing and worrying.· Boylston found Sherrod in contempt and sentenced him to 179 days in jail, but then transferred the sentence to Holley.· The New York City officials were found in contempt of court for failing to find shelter quickly enough for needy families.· In each case the appellant has been found guilty of contempt of court and has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment.· Nor can they be found to be in contempt of court in relation to words spoken in the course of proceedings in Parliament. ► hold · She would never allow him a reason to pity her again, to hold her in contempt.· McSpadden ruled that Lenhart had no such privilege, held her in contempt of court and ordered her jailed.· Nevertheless they were held to be in contempt but, the strike having collapsed, no penalty was imposed.· A state district judge held Lenhart in contempt, when she refused to identify the grand jurors who spoke to her.· How could she have let herself be used by a man who held her in contempt?· To these people, whom they held in deeply justified contempt, both women paid ample lip-service.· Several unions were held to be in contempt, were fined and had their assets sequestrated.· And they all hold supply-side economics in contempt. ► jail · The company won, and when McLaren failed to show up in court, he was jailed for contempt. ► purge · There was no possibility of his being able to purge his contempt within a short time of his committal.· It should also inform him of his right to apply to the court to purge his contempt.· The notice also informs the contemnor of his right to apply to the court to purge his contempt and ask for release. ► show · Because he was literate and articulate, he showed a bitter contempt for the self-appointed intellectuals of the inter-war years.· My clients say these things, perhaps, to belittle or show contempt for their local officers, who are their enemies.· He showed his world his contempt for the job by doing it very badly.· Having won their votes from the gullible, as well as the dedicated, the republicans now show their utter contempt for democracy.· Within the familiarity of marriage there are many subtle ways of showing anger, contempt or cruelty.· The prison hero is the one who most openly shows anger and contempt for the staff.· Yet these can be overcome if people unite to show their contempt for the cruel, vicious minority. ► treat · Despite the profit-making prospects in this it has been treated with utter contempt on the grounds that charity begins at home.· She was preparing to marry me and had applied for papers, but she treated me with contempt.· Non-cooperation is treated as contempt of court.· Opposition forces claim past practice as the basis for treating women with contempt.· As imperial portraits attracted faith, so images of emperors who had betrayed their subjects' trust were treated with contempt.· But, happily, not everybody treats kids with contempt.· Maybe Lucenzo had good reason to treat her with contempt.· Telemachus they treated with amused contempt as if he were a mere boy and quite beneath their notice. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► familiarity breeds contempt Perhaps familiarity breeds contempt - among teachers as well as children. The first is that familiarity breeds contempt. The United States has usually been an exception to the rule that familiarity breeds contempt. 1a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respectcontempt for The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious.utter/deep contempt The report shows utter contempt for women’s judgement.open/undisguised contempt She looked at him with undisguised contempt. The public is treated with contempt by broadcasters. How could she have loved a man who so clearly held her in contempt?beneath contempt That sort of behaviour is simply beneath contempt (=does not deserve respect or attention).2 law disobedience or disrespect towards a court of law: He was jailed for seven days for contempt of court.in contempt of something He was found in contempt of the order.3complete lack of fear about somethingcontempt for his contempt for dangerCOLLOCATIONSverbstreat 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.adjectivesutter/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.phrasesa look of contempt· He gave her a look of contempt that made her want to hit him.have/feel/show etc nothing but contempt· The public should have nothing but contempt for bad journalism.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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