hold+in+contempt
121spurn — [v] turn away; ignore air, contemn, cut, decline, despise, disapprove, disdain, dismiss, disregard, drop, dump, flout, flush*, give the cold shoulder*, hold in contempt, look down on*, nix*, not hear of*, pass by, rebuff, refuse, reject,… …
122sniff at — 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. → sniff * * * sniff at [phrasal verb] sniff at (something) : to show dislike or disapproval of… …
123disprize — dəˈsprīz, (ˈ)di|s transitive verb Etymology: Middle French despriser, from Old French despreisier, desprisier more at dispraise 1. obsolete : undervalue, underestimate 2. : to hold in contempt …
124have no use for — phrasal : to hold in contempt : despise has no use for dishonest politicians : be unwilling to tolerate or deal with in any way * * * be unable to find a purpose for; have no need for he had no use for a single glove ■ informal dislike or be… …
125Murder of Joanna Yeates — Joanna Clare Jo Yeates Graduation photo of Joanna Yeates Born Joanna Clare Yeates 1985 Hampshire, England, UK …
126ANTISEMITISM — ANTISEMITISM, a term coined in 1879, from the Greek ἁντί = anti, and Σημ = Semite by the German agitator wilhelm marr to designate the then current anti Jewish campaigns in Europe. Antisemitism soon came into general use as a term denoting all… …
127Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
128literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
