verachten

Definitions of verachten
  1. verb
    reject with contempt
    synonyms: afkeuren, afvriezen, desapproberen, desavoueren, diskwalificeren, smalen, versmaden
    afschieten, afstoten, weigeren
    refuse to accept
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    types:
    afpoeieren, afstoten, vervreemden
    reject outright and bluntly
    type of:
    afslaan, bedanken, ontzeggen, refuseren, verdommen, verdraaien, verrekken, vertikken, weigeren
    show unwillingness towards
  2. verb
    look down on with disdain
    synonyms: depreciëren, geringschatten, minachten, neerkijken, neerzien, spugen, versmaden
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    type of:
    haten, kotsen, verafschuwen, verfoeien
    dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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