<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to reject with disdain; scorn</li><li>to treat with contempt; despise</li><li>to kick or trample with the foot</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to show disdain or contempt; scorn something</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>disdainful rejection</li><li>contemptuous treatment</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>contumely</li><li>a kick</li></ul>