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disdain

 
Noun disdain has 2 senses
  1. contempt, disdain, scorn, despite - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
    --1 is a kind of dislike
    Derived form: verb disdain1
  2. condescension, disdain, patronage - a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
    --2 is a kind of disparagement, depreciation, derogation
Verb disdain has 2 senses
  1. contemn, despise, scorn, disdain - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
    --1 is one way to hate, detest
    Derived form: noun disdain1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot disdain Sue
  2. reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
    --2 is one way to refuse, decline
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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