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disdain

[dis-deyn, dih-steyn] / dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪn /




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Every morning, they fly in a flock over my home, and The Dog barks at them in disdain.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The two sides burn with a "mutual disdain for each other", explains Mulligan, who is known for films like An Education, Promising Young Woman and The Ballad of Wallis Island.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

They disdain raw milk as dangerous and ask instead that we appreciate the role of pasteurization and fortified bread, to name two examples, in reducing nutritional deficiencies and food-borne illnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

His version of disdain is her idea of a fortune.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

As soon as they took the body out, Rebeca closed the doors of her house and buried herself alive, covered with a thick crust of disdain that no earthly temptation was ever able to break.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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