scorn

Universal Words noun, verb noun [U] ~ (for sb/sth) a strong feeling that sb/sth is stupid or not good enough, usually shown by the way you speak SYNCONTEMPT: Her fellow teachers greeted her proposal with scorn. * They had nothing but scorn for his political views. * She was unable to hide the scorn in her voice. IDIOMS pour / heap scorn on sb/sth to speak about sb/sth in a way that shows that you do not respect them or have a good opinion of them verb 1 [VN] to feel or show that you think sb/sth is stupid and you do not respect them or it: She scorned their views as old-fashioned. * Such methods are scorned by reputable practitioners. * His brother had always scorned him. 2 (formal) to refuse to have or do sth because you are too proud: [VN] to scorn an invitation / offer * [Vtoinf] She would have scorned to stoop to such tactics. IDIOMS see HELL