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hold in contempt en · VERB
Meanings
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To judge someone to have been in contempt of court.
The Meta chief was flanked by people wearing the Meta Ray-Ban artificial intelligence glasses, and the judge in the courtroom threatened to hold anyone recording with the devices in contempt.
2026 February 18, Sanya Mansoor, “Zuckerberg grilled in landmark social media trial over teen mental health”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2026:
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(figuratively) To consider someone unworthy of respect.
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hold in derision