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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Perhaps no other American statesman has ever disdained the role of idealism in foreign policy—the meddling of human-rights activists and democracy crusaders—quite like Kissinger.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
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The Minervois is a sunny land of black truffles, red marble, oak and juniper forests and castles constructed by Cathars (pescatarian Christians who disdained the symbol of the cross, were branded as heretics and subsequently slaughtered wholesale by Papal decree in the 13th century).—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Makes no sense but Dabo being disrespected isn't new either.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The trauma of being constantly blamed, ignored, disrespected, or made to question your own worth is just as life-altering.—
Shayla Brown,
Essence,
19 May 2025
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The house was built for folks who, well, clearly hate other folks intruding on their space.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Thirty years apart, these two events remind us that no single reason or justification has ever been required to hate or to kill Jews.—
Rabbi David Wolpe,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Two weeks ago, after dissing the hyper-loyal New York Rep. Elise Stefanik‘s nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations and watching her step away from her GOP congressional leadership posts, Trump said the U.S. probably does not need an ambassador to the U.N.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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President Trump dissed Taylor Swift while celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles during the team’s visit to the White House, and his comment was neither interesting nor particularly creative.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Hero of This Book, by Elizabeth McCracken McCracken once promised never to make her deeply private mother, Natalie, a character in one of her books—especially not in a memoir, a genre the elder McCracken despised.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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That’s true, in the sense that Canadians now despise Trump and elected Carney to stand up to him.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
9 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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