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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In the mainstream media, and the places where that brand is disdained, there is no room for attention.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
4 July 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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Stringer/Sputnik via AP What To Know Broadly desecration of a flag refers to any action that damages or disrespects it—such as burning it, urinating or defecating on it, defacing it, stepping on it, damaging it with stones or bullets, cutting or ripping it and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The shooting came shortly after the rapper recorded a video for a song that disrespected Big Jook’s music producer brother, Yo Gotti.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Love him or hate him, Drake isn’t showing signs of slowing down anytime soon.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Since the break-up, the two have occasionally dissed each other.—
Char Adams,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Everything that's going on, talking about how Hollywood dissed Neal and whatnot — no.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Many people fear them, attack them, or despise them.—
Anna Tunkova,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Critics say this would come with strict reporting requirements, something dispensaries may despise and the DEA may not be ready for.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 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 2 Sep. 2025.
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