Both Uses of
disdain
in
The Bluest Eye
- As in the case of many misanthropes, his disdain for people led him into a profession designed to serve them.†
Chpt 4
- It was as though his disdain of human contact had converted itself into a craving for things humans had touched.
Chpt 4 *disdain = disrespect and distaste leading to avoidance
Definition:
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(disdain) to disrespect or reject as unworthy