So the Bush administration has cast aside with disdain both experts and expertise…
… We are plagued with a politics of humiliation that begins with disdain and verbal put-downs.
Definitions of disdain on the Web:
contemn: look down on with disdain; “He despises the people he has to work for”; “The professor scorns the students who don’t catch on immediately”
contempt: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; “he was held in contempt”; “the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary”
condescension: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
reject: reject with contempt; “She spurned his advances”
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