hold someone/something in contempt

Related to word: contempt

Pharse

Definition (attitude)

  1. To regard someone or something with a feeling of disdain or scorn.

    • I would never hold someone in contempt for making a few mistakes in English.

    • I think history will hold us in contempt for what we are doing to the planet.

    • He had always held sport in contempt, preferring intellectual pursuits.