Treat with contempt (5)
'treat with contempt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for insult that I've seen before include "An addition to injury?" , "Affront, offend" , "Speak or act inm abusive way" , "Hurtful and offensive remark" , "Treat with contempt" .)
'treat with contempt' is the definition.
(deriding is a kind of treating with contempt)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for deride that I've seen before include "Mock, scorn" , "Speak of with contempt" , "Mock and jeer" , "Jeer, belittle" , "Laugh at or make fun of" .)
(Another definition for stepon that I've seen is " Treat harshly".)
'treat with contempt' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for scorn that I've seen before include "Slight" , "Deride, show contempt for" , "Disdain or derision" , "Open disrespect" , "Extreme contempt" .)