Thesaurus: disdain

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1. v. t. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.
2. v. t. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.
3. v. t. The state of being despised; shame.
4. v. t. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act.
5. v. t. To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character, etc.
6. v. i. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.
7. n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
8. n. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
9. v. look down on with disdain
10. v. reject with contempt
11. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to behaughty.And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did .. . they disdained. Genevan Testament (Matt. xxi. 15).