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Definition
a lack of respect — often suggesting distaste and an undeserved sense of superiority
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to reject as not good enough
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to reject as not good enough
- She walked about disdainfully, unwilling to be enthusiastic over...Chapter 2 (42% in)
disdainfully = with a lack of respect (as though the circumstances were beneath her)
- He threw up his head in disdain.Chapter 2 (76% in)
- Chapter XI: In Mrs. Vyse's Well-Appointed Flat The Comic Muse, though able to look after her own interests, did not disdain the assistance of Mr. Vyse.Chapter 11 (1% in)
There are no more uses of "disdain" in A Room With A View.
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