hold+in+contempt

  • 111contemn — v. a. Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one s nose at, snap one s fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at …

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  • 112despise — v. a. Contemn, scorn, spurn, disdain, scout, slight, disregard, hold in contempt, look down upon …

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  • 113spurn — v. a. 1. Kick, drive back, drive away. 2. Contemn, scorn, scout, despise, disdain, make light of, look down upon, hold in contempt …

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  • 114scout — I. n. Spy. II. v. n. Act the spy. III. v. a. Ridicule, deride, disdain, despise, contemn, scorn, spurn, scoff at, laugh at, sneer at, hold in contempt, hoot at …

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  • 115sneer — 1. noun 1) she had a sneer on her face Syn: smirk, curl of the lip, disparaging smile, contemptuous smile, cruel smile 2) the sneers of others Syn: jibe, barb, jeer, taunt, insult, slight …

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  • 116sniff at — how dare you sniff at me just because I m poor? Syn: scorn, disdain, hold in contempt, look down one s nose at, treat as inferior, look down on, sneer at, scoff at; informal turn one s nose up at …

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  • 117reject — v 1. refuse, decline, turn down; forbid, veto, disallow, interdict, proscribe, negative, say no to, Law. disaffirm; abnegate; turn thumbs down, turn a deaf ear to, brush off, brush aside, Sl. kiss off, turn away from, Inf. give [s.o.] the bum s… …

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  • 118repudiate — v 1. reject, disavow, forswear, renounce, (usu. under oath) abjure, disclaim; recant, retract, recall, unsay; deny, contradict, gainsay. 2.Law. disaffirm; nullify, annul, declare null and void, void, invalidate, cancel; abrogate, rescind, revoke; …

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  • 119презирать — ПРЕЗИРАТЬ, несов., кого. Относиться к кому л. с сильным пренебрежением, неприязнью, подчеркнутым безразличием; Син.: третировать; Ант.: уважать [impf. to despise, hold in contempt]. Димка всегда презирал Митьку, ведь тот был слабее, беспомощней… …

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  • 120look down on — [v] hold in contempt abhor, contemn, despise, disdain, scorn, scout, sneer, spurn, turn nose up at*; concept 29 Ant. approve, honor, laud, look up to, praise …

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