- to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb
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- to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
This term is used to describe an attitude of deep disapproval or contempt towards someone or something, often accompanied by a feeling of superiority.
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My Latin teacher used to look down sternly on me over the rim of her glasses, but now I know it only had to do with the fact that she was wearing reading glasses and that she will have found it a nuisance taking them off all the time, so what looked like contempt towards us students might well and truly have been kindness.