"hold in contempt" meaning in All languages combined

See hold in contempt on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: holds in contempt [present, singular, third-person], holding in contempt [participle, present], held in contempt [participle, past], held in contempt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> in contempt}} 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. Categories (topical): Law Related terms: hold in derision
    Sense id: en-hold_in_contempt-en-verb-3WAScfdq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Topics: law
  2. (figurative) To consider someone unworthy of respect. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-hold_in_contempt-en-verb-WBpWQvJo

Inflected forms

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