disdain

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DeSorbo was a bridesmaid at Batula’s wedding and vocal from the get-go about her disdain for Cooke.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Everyone hates the Girl Boss, but female founders really were underresourced, and female ambition really was treated with disdain and distrust.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

And too often we disdain politeness as phony rather than respect it as the tribute that vice pays to virtue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

I grew up calling it elaichi with such disdain that those unfamiliar with its English translation would’ve thought it was something utterly derogatory.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Pasiphaë looked back at the giant and sniffed with disdain.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan