All 3 Uses of
disdain
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- he had done well to leave the room in disdain.
Chpt 5 *disdain = a lack of respect
- He had left the classroom in disdain that was not wholly sincere, feeling that perhaps the secret of her race lay behind those dark eyes upon which her long lashes flung a quick shadow.†
Chpt 5
- The name of the hotel, a colourless polished wood, and its colourless front stung him like a glance of polite disdain.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(disdain) to disrespect or reject as unworthy