nnoun.feelinglack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislikeSynset:contempt despite disdain
Examples:- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
Derivationally Related Form:contemptuousscorndisdain
Hypernyms:dislike
Inherited Hypernyms:contemptdislikefeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationopen disrespect for a person or thingSynset:contempt
Derivationally Related Form:contemptuousscorn
Hypernyms:discourtesy disrespect
Inherited Hypernyms:contemptdisrespectmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fleerleersneer
vverb.emotionlook down on with disdainSynset:contemn despise disdain
Examples:- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
Derivationally Related Form:scornerscorndespisaldespisingdisdain
Hypernyms:detest hate
Inherited Hypernyms:contemnhatedislike
Direct Hyponyms:look down on
Full Troponyms:look down on
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: despise, disdain, scorn)
vverb.communicationreject with contemptSynset:disdain freeze off pooh-pooh reject spurn turn down
Derivationally Related Form:scornerrejectspurnerrejectiveturndown
Hypernyms:decline refuse
Inherited Hypernyms:rejectrefusereactact
Direct Hyponyms:rebuffrepelsnub
Full Troponyms:rebuff
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody