軽蔑

けいべつ · keibetsu · JLPT N1 · noun

contempt

軽 (kei, light) + 蔑 (betsu, look down on) = looking down on someone as lightly regarded

軽蔑 combines 軽 'light, slight' with 蔑 'despise, look down on'. To scorn someone is to treat them as worthless and beneath you.