Definition: open disrespect for a person or thing
Main entry: disdain, contempt, despite, scorn
Definition: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Usage: he was held in contempt; the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
Main entry: freeze off, scorn, spurn, reject, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
Definition: reject with contempt
Usage: She spurned his advances
Main entry: disdain, despise, contemn, scorn
Definition: look down on with disdain
Usage: He despises the people he has to work for; The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately