verb

consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration.

he disdained his patients as an inferior rabble

scorn,deride,pour scorn on,regard with contempt,show contempt for,be contemptuous about,sneer at,sniff at,curl one’s lip at,pooh-pooh,look down on,belittle,undervalue,slight,despise,look down one’s nose at,turn up one’s nose at,thumb one’s nose at,contemn,misprize