as in to disdain
to show contempt for
arrogant critics who contemn the general public's taste in art
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Recent Examples of contemn
Consequently, the Sadrists were contemned and discounted by Iraq’s liberal elite who form the core of the ICP.
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Benedict Robin, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
Benedict Robin, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemn
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But the Gaza proposal should be seen in the context of a president who believes fervently in his own power of persuasion, who disdains traditional diplomacy, and whose Mideast envoy is a businessman with no experience in that field.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Feb. 2025
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For the Post’s editorial board to disdain substantial Chinese production for the rest of the world is for those same editorialists to disdain the division of labor that is at the root of all productive advance.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The memories Adria had drawn upon to make this part work—not just memories of a gesture or a look but of the moments when Lisa, when Lindy, just hated her.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Bryant famously hated when teammates would show up out of shape.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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Most of your editorials, John Brummett, Rex Nelson, and John Deering, are blatant Trump haters, and their smug, condescending echo-chamber mindsets are constantly denigrating, mocking, and disrespecting at least 64 percent of your potential readers.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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But through some sort of patriarchy calculus, all Smith seemed to see was a woman disrespecting her husband, somehow.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
11 Feb. 2025
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And young people are hard-wired to reject pressure from their parents, whether by piercing their noses or by voting for a candidate whom elder family members despise.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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No mention from him of the reasons why Aussies might despise him.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Is his tendency to scorn sentimentality on sight a put-on or a character flaw?—
Rhoda Feng,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2025
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Most people applauded the owner's quick response, while others scorned her for letting her dogs outside without winter protection.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Years later, instead of lamenting that a rap powerhouse was halted by one of the first instances of rap on trial, hip-hop discourse reduces Murder Inc.’s downfall to diss songs.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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After Drake shared the Lamar diss track to Instagram on April 19, Tupac's estate took issue with the use of his voice and issued a cease-and-desist letter demanding the song be taken down.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Contemn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemn. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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