as in contempt
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect
showing undisguised disdain for the other employees
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as in to disrespect
to show contempt for
disdained the deserter as a coward
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Recent Examples of disdain
Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
In fact, one judge on the court, James C. Ho, has already signaled his disdain for the case.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
For his second presidential term, Donald Trump stacked his health team with men who disdain the medical consensus.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Her voice is cool, with an overlay of vague disdain.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
In fact, one judge on the court, James C. Ho, has already signaled his disdain for the case.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Verb
The Republicans who disdained him and tried to terminate his leadership have made his point by leaving the party and becoming Democrats (or at least voting for Democrats).
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
For his second presidential term, Donald Trump stacked his health team with men who disdain the medical consensus.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disdain
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Court officials reviewed YouTube footage and charged Troconis with criminal contempt of court, a misdemeanor, on the same day she was convicted of helping her boyfriend execute and cover up his wife’s murder.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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There is Trump’s worrisome history of indulging or even admiring Putin, while showing contempt for his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
Verb
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In one early humorous scene, Bernadette forces Joshua to apologize to Sonny for disrespecting the older driver during a press conference.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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Trump’s disregard and disrespect for our troops were also on display in Los Angeles.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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There is a strong sense of hatred toward Netanyahu, whose calls for the Iranian public to take this opportunity to rise up and overthrow their leaders are seemingly falling flat.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
Verb
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But the men in the old boys’ club hated sharing the spotlight with a woman.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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This pretty appetizer is the brain child of my friend and our Senior Food Editor Josh Miller, who is a fellow avid pool host who hates turning the oven on in the summer.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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And Trump’s targeting of college campuses for being havens of antisemitism has caused a backlash from liberals who might despise that strain of hatred, but find Trump equally as loathsome.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Superman, due July 11, is the first feature film set in the new DCU, and arguably one of the highest-stakes movies ever made, though Gunn despises that framing.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Presumably a runaway, Carol’s disappearance earned her family scorn and erasure.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Gauguin never outgrew the juvenile urge to scorn, shock, or just prank the elders.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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“Disdain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disdain. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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