disdain
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To begin with, there’s its ingratiating style, leisurely but leavened with wit and chutzpah, as well as Fiedler’s pervasive disdain for the sentimental and ersatz.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
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
DeSorbo was a bridesmaid at Batula’s wedding and vocal from the get-go about her disdain for Cooke.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy!” said Estella with disdain, before our first game was out.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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