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(noun) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
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Synonyms: condescension, patronage |
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Related Words: depreciation, derogation, disparagement |
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(noun) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
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Synonyms: contempt, scorn |
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Related Words: dislike |
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(verb) look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" |
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Synonyms: contemn, despise, scorn |
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Related Words: detest, hate |
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(verb) reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" |
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Synonyms: freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down |
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Related Words: brush off, decline, rebuff, refuse, repel, snub |
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