Noun

• S: (n) contempt (contempt%1:12:00::), disdain (disdain%1:12:00::), scorn (scorn%1:12:00::), despite (despite%1:12:00::) (lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike) "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
• S: (n) condescension (condescension%1:10:00::), disdain (disdain%1:10:00::), patronage (patronage%1:10:00::) (a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient)

Verb

• S: (v) contemn (contemn%2:37:00::), despise (despise%2:37:00::), scorn (scorn%2:37:00::), disdain (disdain%2:37:00::) (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"
• S: (v) reject (reject%2:32:02::), spurn (spurn%2:32:00::), freeze off (freeze_off%2:32:00::), scorn (scorn%2:32:00::), pooh-pooh (pooh-pooh%2:32:00::), disdain (disdain%2:32:00::), turn down (turn_down%2:32:00::) (reject with contempt) "She spurned his advances"