scorn
Nouns
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(n) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- (n) open disrespect for a person or thing contempt,
Verbs
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(v) look down on with disdain
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
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(v) reject with contempt
- She spurned his advances