as in to disdain
to show contempt for
I am tired of the way they look down on us like we aren't good enough for them
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Verb
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Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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Angry Wave Sumrall suggested that Northwestern disrespected New Orleans when the Wildcats declined the Green Wave’s request to wear all-white uniforms without logos, like the 2005 Tulane team did in its first game after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Never been thrown out of the game, would never disrespect an umpire.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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But now girls are only coming to the school to be famous, so that's why sororities are hating it.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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This sets up an unprecedented constitutional crisis that could drag on for months, creating exactly the kind of regulatory uncertainty that crypto markets hate.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Austen shows us how others might fear or despise her, then gives us the gift of the means and the courage to delight in her instead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Many people fear them, attack them, or despise them.—
Anna Tunkova,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Look down (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20down%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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