holds in contempt
Regards with loathing
To hold someone or something in contempt is to regard them with deep scorn or disdain—viewing them as worthless or beneath respect: She holds her former boss in contempt.
The phrase suggests a settled judgment rather than momentary irritation.
In legal contexts, being held in contempt means a court has found someone guilty of disrespecting its authority.
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- social rejectionExclusion by one's peers
- disdainScornful disregard
- judgmentalismTendency to harshly evaluate others
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
utter disdain · revulsion · abhorrence · derision · defiance · loathing · antipathy · vilification · self-righteousness · disrespect · humiliation · insubordination · noncompliance · disgust · moral superiority · arrogance · cold shoulder · disobedience
holds in contemptadmires
Regards with approval
respects · reveres · esteems · venerates · looks up to
holds in contemptcherishes
Deeply values and protects
loves · adores · values · appreciates · celebrates
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