disdain
Cross references: 1. despise 1. dis.dain \dis-'da-n\ n [ME desdeyne, fr. OF desdeign, fr. desdeignier] : a feeling of contempt and aversion for something regarded as beneath one : SCORN 2. disdain vt [ME desdeynen, fr. MF desdeignier, fr. (assumed) VL disdignareX, fr. L dis- + dignare to deign - more at DEIGN 1: to look with scorn on 2: to refuse or refrain from because of disdain 3: to treat disdainfully