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Scorn

/skˈɔrn/
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(verb) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She treated his suggestion with open ____, refusing to even consider its merits.

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