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disdainfulConsequently, before the Council waves them away with a flick of its somewhat disdainful hand, I invite it to take a closer look at them. Så innan rådet med en lätt föraktfull handviftning avfärdar förslagen, uppmanar jag det att studera dem mycket noga.He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them.
scornfulLewis Carroll, the author, had one of his characters, Humpty Dumpty, say in a scornful tone: 'When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less'. Författaren Lewis Carroll lät en av sina karaktärer, Klumbe dumpe, säga i föraktfull ton: ”När jag använder ett ord betyder det precis vad jag bestämmer att det ska betyda, varken mer eller mindre.”

contemptuousMr Cohn-Bendit, you should not be contemptuous of a colleague! Herr Cohn-Bendit, ni skall inte vara föraktfull mot en kollega!I also acknowledge that the attitude of the management has been contemptuous towards the workforce, whose feelings of anger and confusion I understand and share. Jag erkänner för övrigt att direktionens attityd gentemot de anställda varit föraktfull och jag delar de anställdas känslor av ilska och förvirring.I dont know that guy, but he just gave me a contemptuous look
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The critics review of the film was derisive.The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.
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