to have a low opinion of
61plodder — [[t]plɒ̱də(r)[/t]] plodders N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a plodder, you have a low opinion of them because they work slowly and steadily but without showing enthusiasm or having new ideas. [INFORMAL] He was quiet,… …
62snob — [[t]snɒ̱b[/t]] snobs 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they admire upper class people and have a low opinion of lower class people. Going to a private school and spending weekends with other… …
63vilify — [[t]vɪ̱lɪfaɪ[/t]] vilifies, vilifying, vilified VERB If you are vilified by someone, they say or write very unpleasant things about you, so that people will have a low opinion of you. [FORMAL] [be V ed for ing/n] The agency has been vilified by… …
64water — [[t]wɔ͟ːtə(r)[/t]] ♦ waters, watering, watered 1) N UNCOUNT Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live. Get …
65mud-slinging — sling/throw mud at (someone) if someone slings mud at another person, they try to make other people have a low opinion of them by saying unpleasant things about them. I left Hollywood because I was fed up with all the mud slinging that goes on… …
66sling mud at (someone) — sling/throw mud at (someone) if someone slings mud at another person, they try to make other people have a low opinion of them by saying unpleasant things about them. Companies should think carefully before slinging mud at someone who may respond …
67throw mud at (someone) — sling/throw mud at (someone) if someone slings mud at another person, they try to make other people have a low opinion of them by saying unpleasant things about them. Companies should think carefully before slinging mud at someone who may respond …
68mudslinging — noun (U) the practice of saying bad and often untrue things about someone in order to make other people have a low opinion of them: There has been a lot of political mudslinging in the battle for votes. mudslinger noun (C) …
69frown — verb 1) she frowned at him Syn: scowl, glower, glare, lower, make a face, look daggers, give someone a black look; knit/furrow one s brows; informal give someone a dirty look Ant: smile 2) public displays of affection were frowned on …
70despise — v 1. scorn, disdain, contemn, spurn, misprize; show contempt for, scout, flout, consider beneath oneself, look down on or upon, look down the nose at, have a low opinion of; deride, scoff at, sneer at, jeer at, mock, ridicule, laugh at; slight,… …
