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feel utter contempt for — index decry, disdain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contempt — noun 1 lack of respect ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, deep, great, open, outright, pure, utter, withering ▪ cold … Collocations dictionary
contempt — con|tempt [kənˈtempt] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: contemptus, from contemnere to think of with contempt , from com ( COM ) + temnere to despise ] 1.) a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect… … Dictionary of contemporary English
contempt — n. scorn 1) to demonstrate, display, show contempt for 2) bitter, deep, profound, total, unmitigated, utter contempt 3) contempt for 4) beneath contempt disrespect (legal) 5) to hold in contempt (to hold smb. in contempt of court) ( to accuse smb … Combinatory dictionary
contempt — con|tempt [ kən tempt ] noun uncount * 1. ) a feeling that someone or something is unimportant and deserves no respect: contempt for: I have nothing but contempt for their ridiculous opinions. with contempt: She regarded the tabloid press with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contempt */ — UK [kənˈtempt] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a feeling that someone or something is unimportant and deserves no respect I shall treat that remark with the contempt it deserves. contempt for: I have nothing but contempt for their ridiculous opinions … English dictionary
utter — ut|ter1 [ˈʌtə US ər] adj [only before noun] [: Old English; Origin: utera further out, outer , from ut out ] used to emphasize how great or complete something is ▪ That s utter nonsense ! ▪ This company treats its employees with utter contempt .… … Dictionary of contemporary English
utter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Utter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blasphemy, ↑cry, ↑curse, ↑exclamation, ↑groan, ↑moan, ↑peep, ↑phrase, ↑prayer, ↑remark, ↑sentence, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
disdain — I noun abhorrence, abjuration, abnegation, act of despising, act of discrediting, act of loathing, act of scorning, act of shunning, act of spurning, act of taunting, airs, arrogance, contempt, contemptio, contemptuousness, contumeliousness,… … Law dictionary
disdain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scorn, contempt; arrogance, hauteur. See inattention, indifference. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scorn, haughtiness, contempt; see arrogance , hatred 1 . v. Syn. reject, scorn, despise, ignore; see despise … English dictionary for students
