scorns

Noun

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
• open disrespect for a person or thing

Verb

• look down on with disdain
  • "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
• reject with contempt
• third-person singular simple present indicative of scorn

Synonyms

contemn, contempt, despise, despite, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down