4
feel contempt for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
4
gibe(verb, drop, reject, disregard, ignore)
4
insult(verb, disregard, ignore, scorn, challenge)
4
knock(verb, charge, reject, criticize, scorn)
4
loathe(verb, reject, neglect, mind, scorn)
4
overlook(verb, ignore, neglect, scorn, insult)
4
pass by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
4
pooh-pooh(verb, drop, reject, fail, slight)
4
renounce(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, neglect)
4
scout(verb, drop, reject, respect, regard)
4
twit(verb, drop, reject, scorn, mock)
3
abominate(verb, reject, neglect, mind, scorn)
3
affront(verb, scorn, insult, offend, disparage)
3
asperse(verb, charge, slight, criticize, scorn)
3
brush aside(verb, expression, fail, slight, ignore)
3
cold-shoulder(verb, fail, slight, ignore, neglect)
3
criticize(verb, charge, scorn, condemn, fault)
3
decry(verb, disparage, degrade, humiliate, debase)
3
deny
3
discard
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