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(noun) contempt
open disrespect for a person or thing
(noun) disdain, contempt, despite
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
he was held in contempt; the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
(verb) freeze off, spurn, reject, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
reject with contempt
She spurned his advances
(verb) disdain, despise, contemn
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