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Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.
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An act or expression of extreme contempt.
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An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.
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To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.
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To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.
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To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully.
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
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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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reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
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