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Disdain
/dɪsˈdeɪn/ noun easyA strong feeling that someone or something is beneath one's respect or unworthy of consideration.
She looked at the wilted flowers with obvious disdain before tossing them out.
Memory Trick
Disdain relates to 'deign,' meaning to consider worthy — disdain is a refusal to deign someone worth your respect.