as in to disdain
to show contempt for
I am tired of the way they look down on us like we aren't good enough for them
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Verb
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Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
17 July 2025 -
He was torn between disdaining them and entertaining the possibility of getting into that business, which was clearly going to grow with the transition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Bad sequels often downplay or disrespect themes or messages.—
Lauren Uppal,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
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In those rankings, Bryant was heavily disrespected and placed at No. 11 on the list.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Verb
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As a door-to-door fax machine saleswoman, Sara Blakely hated wearing traditional pantyhose.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The local media are used to it, but out-of-town media hate the setup.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Long before Eminem and Mariah Carey dissed one another, they were rumored to have dated.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
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One cast member dissing another’s new business venture.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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On state television, tightly controlled by the Kremlin, Washington’s U-turn on providing weapons to Ukraine has been roundly slated, with President Trump being compared to his presidential predecessor, widely despised in Russia.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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What Gauguin despised was the misapplication of religion, not religion itself.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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“Look down (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20down%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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