disdain
verb (used with object)
to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
are disdaining
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present progressiveof disdain.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Broadly, the premise of the "me decade" view is that great numbers of people are disdaining society to pursue existence as narcissistic massage buffs, om-sayers, encounter groupies and peacocks.
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