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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The Republicans who disdained him and tried to terminate his leadership have made his point by leaving the party and becoming Democrats (or at least voting for Democrats).—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025 -
For his second presidential term, Donald Trump stacked his health team with men who disdain the medical consensus.—
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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Without them, distrust and disrespect undermine the actions.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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America elected a president who mocks the disabled; who is a blatant racist; who disrespects women; who denied there was a COVID pandemic as thousands of people died daily, and who openly told the country his plans of becoming a dictator.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The zany, sometimes nonsensical lyrics, written by Pete Wentz, were paired with an equally quirky music video, telling the story of a guy with antlers crushing on a girl whose dad hates him for it.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Sure, people use hats, coats and umbrellas to avoid rain, but that’s not to suggest it’s hated.—
Tracy Scott Forson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Before that, Yeezy dissed Virgil in February, calling him out alongside Drake in yet another X/Twitter rant.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Not surprisingly, fans of the original film weren’t thrilled that Zegler dissed a favorite childhood film.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2025
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President Trump famously despises leaks within his administration.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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As our story made clear, Vought despises the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, a core Republican ally in bringing conservative voices into the judiciary and federal law enforcement.—
Stephen Engelberg,
ProPublica,
20 Mar. 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 9 Apr. 2025.
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