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disdain
Disdain means to reject or refuse something with contempt. (verb)
An example of disdain is a cat refusing to eat a new type of food.
The definition of disdain is the act of refusing something because it is beneath you. (noun)
An example of disdain is the feeling someone had about wearing clothes from the donation bin.
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