treat+with+contempt

  • 101slight — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, adulterated, affront, airy, ankle deep, ascetic, asinine, attenuate, attenuated, austere, bantam, be blind to, be caught out, be inattentive, be unwary, belittle, blink, blink at, boyish,… …

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  • 102disregard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ignore, neglect, overlook; disobey, defy; underestimate. See disrespect, contempt. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ignore, overlook, slight, dismiss, despise, pass over, let it go, let it pass, make light… …

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  • 103slight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. slender, slim, frail, delicate; trivial; meager, scant. See unimportance. v. t. ignore, cut, snub, rebuff; scamp, neglect, disdain. n. snub, rebuff, cut. See contempt. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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  • 104ridicule — 1. noun she was subjected to ridicule Syn: mockery, derision, laughter, scorn, scoffing, contempt, jeering, sneering, sneers, jibes, jibing, teasing, taunts, taunting, badinage, chaffing, sarcasm, satire; informal kidding …

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  • 105scorn — 1. noun the scorn in his voice Syn: contempt, derision, disdain, mockery, sneering Ant: admiration, respect 2. verb 1) critics scorned the talks Syn: deride, treat with contempt …

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  • 106slight — [adj1] insignificant, small fat, feeble, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meager, minor, modest, negligible, off, outside, paltry, petty, piddling, remote, scanty, slender, slim, sparse, superficial, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimportant,… …

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  • 107fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float …

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  • 108disrespect — /dɪsrəˈspɛkt / (say disruh spekt) noun 1. lack of respect; disesteem; rudeness. –verb (t) 2. to regard or treat without respect; regard or treat with contempt or rudeness …

  • 109trample — [c]/ˈtræmpəl / (say trampuhl) verb (trampled, trampling) –verb (i) 1. to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp. –verb (t) 2. to tread heavily, roughly, or carelessly on or over; tread underfoot, etc. 3. to treat with contempt. 4. to domineer… …

  • 110bemock — verb treat with contempt The new constitution mocks all democratic principles • Syn: ↑mock • Derivationally related forms: ↑mocker (for: ↑mock), ↑mockery (for: ↑ …

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