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)

1. (law) To judge someone to have been in contempt of court.
2. (figurative) To consider someone unworthy of respect.

Related terms

• hold in derision

Further reading

• “hold in contempt”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “held in contempt”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “hold someone in contempt”, in Collins English Dictionary.