holding in contempt
Treating with disdain
Holding in contempt is regarding someone or something with scorn or disdain—viewing them as worthless or beneath consideration: She'd been holding him in contempt ever since the betrayal.
In legal contexts, holding someone in contempt means a judge has found them guilty of contempt of court for disobeying orders or disrupting proceedings: The witness was held in contempt for refusing to answer.
- disdainingShowing utter contempt
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- turning up one's noseExpressing contempt through disdain
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
looking down on · utter disdain · moral superiority · ridicule · derision · humiliation · public shaming · abhorrence · antipathy · beneath notice · belittlement · vilification · dismissiveness · cold shoulder · hostility · defiance · sneering · intolerance
holding in contemptrevering
Regarding with deep respect
admiring · respecting · esteeming · venerating · looking up to
holding in contemptloving
Feeling deep affection
adoring · cherishing · treasuring · holding dear · embracing
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