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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Lewis Wedlock, a social psychologist specializing in masculinities, notes that the term is especially cutting when a man uses it to refer to another man, which can imply disdain for his authenticity and his submission in pandering to women.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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There’s a little rockiness between Mer and DeLuca when DeLuca feels disrespected and unequal in their relationship.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Your husband overreacted and disrespected you, slapping food and mocking you.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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And he is absolutely hated by MAGA.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The establishment – those Men in Grey Suits so feared and hated by Diana – are watching closely.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
12 Oct. 2025
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Before Cleopatra, Liz and Dick despised each other.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Really loved, obsessively loved and despised by every critic.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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