disdain
Example Sentences
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Playing a jilted wife whose disdain for her husband swells as the film progresses, "Contempt" was one of Bardot's rare critically acclaimed films, with The New York Times praising it as her best acting performance.
From Barron's
In a December 1904 message to Congress, Roosevelt disdained any “unmanly” inclination to a “peace of tyrannous terror, the peace of craven weakness, the peace of injustice.”
From Salon
Sometimes the thin line between love and hate, including the brand of disdain that’s just for show, can be bridged by a tuna melt.
From Salon
Mr. Park’s movie maintains a goofy, anything-can-happen quality reminiscent of “Fargo,” however, and isn’t particularly heavy-handed in its disdain for corporations.
Just how my favorite new antihero will deal with her disdain for the Others is yet to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times
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