hold in contempt
English
Verb
hold in contempt (third-person singular simple present holds in contempt, present participle holding in contempt, simple past and past participle held in contempt)
- (law) To judge someone to have been in contempt of court.
- (figuratively) To consider someone unworthy of respect.
Related terms
- hold in derision
Further reading
- “hold in contempt”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “held in contempt”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “hold someone in contempt” in the Collins English Dictionary