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Noun disdain has 2 senses
- 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
- 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
- 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
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot disdain Sue
- 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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