conceal contempt

Examples (10)

• He tries to conceal his contempt for his boss with a polite smile.
• She barely concealed her contempt when he made that ignorant comment.
• I can see he is concealing his contempt behind a facade of professionalism.
• Concealing her contempt for the outdated traditions was becoming increasingly difficult.
• The diplomat was skilled at concealing his contempt for the opposing negotiator.
• It took all her self-control to conceal the contempt she felt for his cowardly actions.
• By the end of the meeting, he had failed to completely conceal his contempt.
• Why do you even bother to conceal your contempt? It's obvious to everyone.
• His contempt was poorly concealed by a thin veil of civility.
• She gave him a look of poorly concealed contempt.