treat+with+scorn

  • 131contemn —   v.t. treat with contempt; scorn.    ♦ contemner,    ♦ contemnor, n …

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  • 132insult — [in sult′; ] for n. [ in′sult΄] vt. [MFr insulter < L insultare, to leap upon, scoff at, insult < in , in, on + saltare, freq. of salire, to leap: see SALIENT] 1. to treat or speak to with scorn, insolence, or great disrespect; subject to… …

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