| VERB | communication | pooh-pooh | express contempt / contempt about |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | pooh-pooh, reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, disdain, turn down | reject with contempt |
| Meaning | Express contempt / contempt about. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to | articulate |
| Meaning | Reject with contempt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, disdain, turn down | |
| Narrower | rebuff, snub, repel | Reject outright and bluntly |
| Broader | refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards |
| Similar to | refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline | Refuse to accept |
| reject, turn down, turn away, refuse | Refuse entrance or membership | |
| Spanish | desdeñar, desesperanzar, menospreciar, rechazar | |
| Catalan | desdenyar, desesperançar, rebutjar | |
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