contemptible
/kənˈtɛm(p)tɪb(ə)l/
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kən - ˈtɛmptɪbəl -> contemptible
၁။ ~ (for sb/sth) အထင်သေး ခြင်း။
I feel nothing but contempt for people who treat children so cruelly. ❍ Such behaviour is beneath contempt (ie so bad that it is not worth feeling contempt for). ❍ I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. ❍ opinions which are generally held in contempt.
၂။ ~ of/for sth ပမာမထားခြင်း။ မမှုခြင်း။
His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth (ie are completely false).
❏ contemptible /kǝn'temptǝbl/ adj အထင်သေးဖွယ်ဖြစ် သော။ စက်ဆုပ်ဖွယ်ဖြစ်သော။ contemptible cowardice.
❏ contempt of court (also contempt ) n [U] တရားရုံး အမိန့်ကို ဖီဆန်မှု။ တရားရုံးတော် (သို့) တရားသူကြီးကို မထီမဲ့မြင်ပြုမှု။ They were jailed for contempt (of court).
❏ contemptuous /kǝn'temptʃuǝs/ adj
~ (of sth/sb) အထင်သေးသော။
a contemptuous person/attitude ❍ He threw it away with a contemptuous gesture. ❍ She has always shown herself to be contemptuous of public opinion. contemptuously adv
- I shall treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
- [contempt for] : I have nothing but contempt for their ridiculous opinions.
- [with contempt] : She regarded the tabloid press with absolute contempt.
- [hold something/someone in contempt] : How could she marry a man whom she holds in such utter contempt?
- [contempt for] : He showed a complete contempt for other people’s feelings.
- Their apparent contempt for international law
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