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(n)
(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
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(v)
(transitive, dated) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
To regard with contempt or scorn.
(ambitransitive) To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
(transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
(idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
(transitive) To dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.
reject with contempt
Act of treating with disdain.
Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
The act by which something is flouted.
(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
An unfair criticism.
Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.
(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
(transitive) To refuse to obey.
(transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
(adj)
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
The act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
(transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
an act of belittling
The state or quality of being disdainful.
The state of being contemptuous
(uncountable) Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.
The act of disparaging, of belittling.
(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
Minor; small in amount
(transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.
(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
(archaic) To hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.
(transitive) To overcome or overwhelm by haughty disregard; defy; scorn or despise.
Obsolete spelling of despise. [To regard with contempt or scorn.]
Obsolete form of disdain. [(transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.]
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To forsake; quit; abandon; desert.
Expressing opprobrium; disparaging.
(transitive) To feel loathing for; to abhor.
(dated) To ridicule.
(obsolete, transitive) To treat with disdain or indignity; to contemn.
(transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
(obsolete) To disdain.
Blame; reproach; disapproval; criticism.
(Northumbria) Dislike or aversion.
(idiomatic, usually followed by at) To regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.
(transitive) To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.
(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
Lack of esteem; disregard.
(countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
(transitive, figuratively) To strongly condemn or criticize.
(idiomatic, with "at") To regard with contempt or scorn; to treat with contempt or scorn; to ignore or disregard in a contemptuous or scornful way.
(transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
(law) To judge someone to have been in contempt of court.
(intransitive) (figurative) To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.
(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.
(transitive) To say reluctantly (see also spit it out).
(slang, figuratively) To disrespect someone; to disdain or denigrate one's worth or dignity; to betray.
(transitive, colloquial, mildly vulgar) to treat very badly; to thoroughly insult or demean.
A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
(idiomatic, transitive) To have a low esteem for (someone or something); to hold in contempt; to look down upon.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To oversee; superintend; direct.
(slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.
(ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.
(transitive, simile) To treat someone badly, especially with disrespect or contempt.
(chiefly Canada, US) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
(neologism, humorous, rare) To dislike, to resent.
(obsolete, transitive) To bring to shame; to disgrace.
A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
(transitive) To denounce as harmful.
(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly.
(countable) An instance of sniffing.
(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
Hatred.
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
(transitive, archaic) To depreciate.
A lack of relish: distaste
(idiomatic) To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
(transitive, idiomatic) To disapprove of.
(idiomatic) Alternative form of look down on. [(transitive, idiomatic) To regard or treat as inferior.]
(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
(archaic, transitive) To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity.
(transitive) To fail or cease to consider; to disregard.