disdain vs refuse

disdain and refuse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disdain	Yes	No	Yes	No
refuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, refuse is a hypernym of disdain; that is, refuse is a word with a broader meaning than disdain:

Other hypernyms of disdain include decline.

disdain (noun)	refuse (noun)
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient	food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

disdain (verb)	refuse (verb)
reject with contempt	show unwillingness towards
look down on with disdain	not accept as true
	refuse to let have
	refuse entrance or membership
	elude, especially in a baffling way
	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ