disdain

/dis'dein/
Noun
  1. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
  2. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    • he was held in contempt
    • the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
Verb
  1. reject with contempt
    • She spurned his advances
  2. 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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disdain
She regarded his clumsy attempt at flattery with open disdain.