scorn

scorn n

ME 'aphetic' < Du. scherne, mockery, sport.

1. Derision; mockery; ridiculing.
2. Disdain; proud expression; contempt for earthly life.
3. Elevation; sense of superiority.

scorn v

see scorn, n.

1. Spurn; decline; refuse; disdain; look down on; feel superior to.