All 4 Uses of
disdain
in
The Adventures of Augie March
- But this martial true-blood pride of Simon's disqualified him for the crafty task to be done at the dispensary; he was too disdainful to lie and might denounce everybody instead.†
Chpt 1 *
- At the shrieks he caused I nearly heard her comment of disdain, a disdain of which Simon was not all innocent either.†
Chpt 11
- At the shrieks he caused I nearly heard her comment of disdain, a disdain of which Simon was not all innocent either.†
Chpt 11
- Perhaps there was a disdain about him for the double powerlessness of creatures, first to oppose love and then to be free of the consequences.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(disdain) to disrespect or reject as unworthy