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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in contempt; look down on |
| Synonyms: | abhor, avoid, be above, confute, consider beneath one, contemn, defy, deride, despise, disdain, disregard, flout, gibe, hate, ignore, make fun of, mock, put down, refuse, refute, reject, renounce, repudiate, ridicule, run down, scoff at, shun, slight, sneer, spurn, taunt, trash*, turn back on, turn nose up at |
| Antonyms: | admire, approve, like, love |