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scorn

(sk/O/rn )

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
contempt, despite, disdain

source: wordnet30
open disrespect for a person or thing(noun.communication)

Synonym:
contempt

source: wordnet30
Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.(noun)

source: webster1913

look down on with disdain(verb.emotion)

Example:
The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately.

Synonym:
contemn, despise, disdain

source: wordnet30
reject with contempt(verb.communication)

Synonym:
disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, spurn, turn down

source: wordnet30
To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.(verb)

source: webster1913
To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully.(verb)

source: webster1913

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