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- beneath contempt idiom : completely bad or worthlessused to describe someone or something that is too bad to deserve any respect
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Jan 6, 2022 · The meaning of BENEATH CONTEMPT is completely bad or worthless —used to describe someone or something that is too bad to deserve any respect. How to use beneath contempt in a sentence.
Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase "beneath contempt", which means abominable or very shameful. Find examples, synonyms, antonyms and related expressions in this comprehensive idioms dictionary.
Learn the meaning and usage of the idiom "beneath contempt", which means to be so contemptible as to be unworthy of attention or notice. See examples, origin, and related idioms.
beneath contempt She's beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)! hold someone/something in contempt. to feel contempt for someone or something: I would never hold someone in contempt for making a few mistakes in English. See more. Fewer examples. She looked at him with undisguised contempt.
the feeling that somebody/something is without value and deserves no respect at all. with contempt She looked at him with contempt. I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. beneath contempt His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so bad that it is not even worth feeling contempt for).
beneath contempt. Extremely contemptible. Categories: English lemmas. English prepositional phrases.
contempt noun utterly worthless or despicable tawdry trash that is beneath contempt Examples But he's unworthy of mention; beneath contempt. North American He said: ‘Stealing from a dying woman is beneath contempt.’
