All 4 Uses
disdain
in
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
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- The urchin swelled disdainfully.†
Chpt 2disdainfully = with a lack of respect; or with a sense of superiority
- When he said, "Ah, what deh hell," his voice was burdened with disdain for the inevitable and contempt for anything that fate might compel him to endure.†
Chpt 5disdain = a lack of respect
- Here was a formidable man who disdained the strength of a world full of fists.†
Chpt 6disdained = rejected as not good enough; or showed a lack of respect
- She turned her huge back in tremendous disdain and climbed the stairs to the next floor.
Chpt 9 *disdain = with a lack of respect; or with a sense of superiority
Definitions:
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(1)
(disdain) to disrespect or reject as unworthy
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)