disdain

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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

Everyone hates the Girl Boss, but female founders really were underresourced, and female ambition really was treated with disdain and distrust.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Still, large portions of all social classes remain united in their disdain for this regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But more fundamentally, "you can barely make ends meet" as a swordsmith today, with prices kept low by disdain for newly crafted swords among the industry old guard and collectors, 66-year-old Tsubouchi said.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

I saw Kunthi shrug with a slight disdain; Janaki was quiet.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya