Disdain and Refuse

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Disdain verb - Reject with contempt.

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Refuse is a synonym for disdain in scorn topic. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Disdain", when it comes to topics like spurn.

Refuse verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Usage example: she refused the award, citing the hard work of others who deserved the recognition more than she did

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Disdain is a synonym for refuse in reject topic. You can use "Disdain" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

human	human disdain	human refuse
little	little disdain	little refuse

Thereby they refuse absolutely any use of magic on themselves and disdain any magic whatsoever that is not used by clerics of their own religion, and sparingly at that.

Source: Anti-Magic
This is why many people have a thorough disdain for fanfiction, and why searching through the refuse for good fiction (the beautiful 10%) can be painful.

Source: Most Fanfic Writers Are Fans
She picked up her disdain for men initially because of her overbearing father grinding down her mother, then had a string of men steal her designs, refuse her employment or otherwise cross her.

Source: Comicbook / The Tomb of Dracula

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