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[ verb ] look down on with disdain
Examples "He despises the people he has to work for" "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" Used in print (Selma Jeanne Cohen, "Avant-Garde Choreography"...)He disdains external restrictions - conventional syntax , traditional metre . (Charles Glicksberg, "Sex in Contemporary Literature"...)Unlike the heroes and flappers of the lost generation , they disdain the art of `` necking '' and `` petting '' . |
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[ noun ] a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
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