CONTEMPT


Meaning of CONTEMPT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəntempt ]

1.

If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.

He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle...

I hope voters will treat his advice with the contempt it deserves.

N-UNCOUNT : oft N for n

2.

If you hold someone or something in contempt , you feel contempt for them.

Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians in contempt.

familiarity breeds contempt: see familiarity

PHRASE : V inflects

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