Meaning & use
disdain
A feeling of strong dislike or contempt for someone or something considered unworthy of respect.
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She looked at the messy kitchen with obvious disdain before starting to clean.
The critic wrote his review with barely concealed disdain for the film.
A note on using this word
Disdain suggests a feeling of superiority toward its object, stronger than simple dislike.
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2. verb
To regard someone or something with contempt, or to refuse to do something as beneath oneself.
He disdained fast food and insisted on cooking every meal from scratch.
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