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Collocations for disdain - noun

ADJECTIVE

great
utter
obvious
aristocratic, haughty, snobbish, snooty (informal, esp. AmE)

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VERB + disdain

feel, have
She did not hesitate to express the disdain that she felt.
express, show
Judges sometimes show great disdain for the law.
look on sb/sth with, look upon sb/sth with, treat sb/sth with
Traditionalists look upon the changes with disdain.
hide
Marcus had trouble hiding his disdain for the man.

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PREPOSITION

in disdain
She turned her head away in disdain.
with disdain
Why does he treat his father with such disdain?
disdain for
He has an aristocratic disdain for money.

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PHRASES

an expression of disdain, a look of disdain

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