| josh(verb, scorn, fool, mock, pretend) |
| laugh to scorn(expression, idiom, disrespect) |
| look down on(verb, expression, idiom, reject, criticize) |
| lower(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, shame) |
| make game of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, disrespect) |
| needle(verb, scorn, insult, fool, mock) |
| revile(verb, upset, reject, abuse, criticize) |
| run down(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| scorch(verb, attack, dismiss, criticize, scorn) |
| set at naught(expression, idiom) |
| shun(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, neglect) |
| smear(verb, attack, dismiss, criticize, scorn) |
| sniff at(expression, scorn, condemn, mock, belittle) |
| sour grapes(expression, dismiss, criticize, scorn, mock) |
| spoof(verb, twist, mock, tease, ridicule) |
| spurn(verb, break, drop, reject, disregard) |
| take down a peg(expression, idiom, criticize, scorn, shame) |
| take off(verb, expression, scorn, twist, mock) |
| thumb |
| treat with contempt(expression, idiom, challenge, resist, confront) |