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What is another word for express contempt?

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To dismiss idly with contempt or derision
pooh-pooh
belittle
scorn
dismiss
ridicule
discount
deride
mock
disdain
spurn
slight
disregard
reject
rebuff
repudiate
wipe
play down
scoff at
put down
sneer at
make light of
brush aside
treat with contempt
make little of
sniff at
wave aside
slam dunk
turn up one's nose at
hold up to scorn
disparage
despise
dis
disrespect
contemn
insult
diss
abhor
look down upon
poke fun at
make fun of
pillory
snub
jibe at
look down on
look down one's nose at
regard with contempt
rag on
turn your nose up at
pour scorn on
shun
sneer
hold in disdain
look down at
condemn
frown on
taunt
offend
tease
affront
outrage
wound
gibe
jeer
knock
heap scorn on
torment
scoff
pan
dump on
denigrate
jeer at
jibe
slap
slur
rag
make jokes about
cut down
treat contemptuously
cock a snook
thumb one's nose
sneeze at
flout
have contempt for
disfavorUS
fail
brush off
defy
have no use for
disfavourUK
refuse to acknowledge
ignore
vilipend
disobey
disesteem
hate
misprize
high-hat
be allergic to
abominate
be contemptuous about
show contempt for
snoot
undervalue
hold in contempt
scout
cold-shoulder
give someone the brush-off
stiff-arm
freeze out
give the cold shoulder
give someone the go-by
give the brush
knock back
repulse
cut dead
give the cold shoulder to
look right through someone
stiff
ostracizeUS
coldshoulder
blank
neglect
ostraciseUK
snout
act cool
not give time of day
take no notice of
revile
deprecate
diminish
walk over
feel contempt for
thumb nose at
discredit
discard
disclaim
disown
exclude
decline
cut
tell someone to get lost
look past
send to Coventry
turn up one's nose
look straight through
steer clear of
turn down
refuse to entertain
make unwelcome
tell someone where to get off
cast aside
chill
dishonorUS
sweep aside
dishonourUK
cut out
keep at arm's length
give the brushoff
snub one's nose at
look through
ice out
disaffirm
renege on
go back on
refuse to fulfil
backtrack on
turn deaf ear to
turn back on
show disrespect for
show disrespect
blink at
treat disrespectfully
shrug off
“They seem unable to resist the temptation to express contempt and hostility for those less sophisticated and cultured than themselves.”
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express delight over
express differently
express disagreement
express disagreement with
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express disapprobation of
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express approval for
express a poor opinion of
express an opinion on
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