Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with contempt in American Collocation
contempt
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/kənˈtempt/
great
absolute
complete
great
profound
total
utter
She turned to us, a look of utter contempt on her face.
obvious
flagrant
ill-concealed
undisguised
What finished his career was his undisguised contempt for the press and his refusal to answer journalists’ questions.
show or feel contempt
demonstrate
display
express
feel
have
regard someone/something with
show
view someone/something with
Some of these companies have shown only utter contempt for their employees.
She viewed their efforts with contempt.
feel but not show contempt
conceal
disguise
He did little to disguise his contempt for his boss.
treat someone or something with contempt
treat someone/something with
Fans are being treated with contempt by the club.