Collocations for contempt - noun

deep, utter, withering | cold, icy | healthy
She''d developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority.

barely/thinly disguised

feel, have, hold sb/sth in
He felt nothing but contempt for them. | Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by the police.

betray, demonstrate, display, show
His remarks betray an utter contempt for the truth (= are completely false).

develop | regard sb/sth with, treat sb/sth with | deserve
I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves.

~ for
He has a deep contempt for racists.

beneath ~
His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so bad it is not even worth feeling contempt for).

with ~
She looked at him with barely disguised contempt.

civil, criminal

be held in
She was held in contempt for refusing to testify.

in ~