disdain

n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

[syn: {contempt}, {scorn}]

2: a communication that indicates lack of respect by

patronizing the recipient [syn: {condescension}, {patronage}]

v 1: 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" [syn: {contemn}, {despise}, {scorn}]

2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject},

{spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {turn down}]