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disdain
disdain
n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike;
"he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which
outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: {contempt}, {scorn},
{despite}]
2: a communication that indicates lack of respect by
patronizing the recipient [syn: {condescension}, {patronage}]
v 1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to
work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't
catch on immediately" [syn: {contemn}, {despise}, {scorn}]
2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject},
{spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {turn down}]
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