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held in derision

held in derision is the simple past and past participle of hold in derision.

Meaning of hold in derision

Verb

hold in derision (third-person singular simple present holds in derision, present participle holding in derision, simple past and past participle held in derision)

  1. (archaic) To regard with scorn.

Questions about held in derision

What is held in derision the simple past and past participle of?
Held in derision is the simple past and past participle of hold in derision.

Words near held in derision in the dictionary

  1. held forth
  2. held good
  3. held hostage
  4. held in
  5. held in contempt
  6. held in derision
  7. held in hand
  8. held it
  9. held it down
  10. held it in
  11. held it together

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