1.
If you have ~ for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
He has ~ for those beyond his immediate family circle...
I hope voters will treat his advice with the ~ it deserves.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N for n
2.
If you hold someone or something in ~, you feel ~ for them.
Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians in ~.
familiarity breeds ~: see familiarity
PHRASE: V inflects