as in disrespecting
to show contempt for
disdained the deserter as a coward
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So, is The Pitt just overtly disrespecting certain cast members by leaving them off the ballot?
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From disrespecting local customs and getting pickpocketed to forgetting to reapply sunscreen and overpacking, European tour guides have truly seen it all.
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Being mad at the rich or hating the rich is not a crime.
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The America 250-hating libs are SEETHING today.
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Haney reminded jurors that despising the rich isn’t a crime, much less an abnormal opinion.
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Larson’s son Lane, then 9, had grown up loving the Bulldogs and despising their rivals, and made his feelings clear.
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By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.
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“Disdaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disdaining. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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