disdain

(eg. vexed, critical, ancient )

disdain /dɪs ˈdeɪn/ ?

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Feted abroad, his countrymen had only disdain for his work and beliefs.
Karen's boundless ambition got her quickly up the ladder and her disdain for authority brought her down as quickly.
They held the rival team in utter disdain but paid the price when they suffered a shock defeat.

"We have to be careful of making India some kind of target of disdain in world cricket," Howard said. "I think it is very important we understand there's got to be a fair sharing of responsibilities and no one part of the world, no one...
on Jul 3, 2010 By: John Howard Source: AFP
"What we have ...... seen in these last months is the same partisan spectacle that only hardens the disdain many Americans have toward their own government," Obama said in an address to both houses of Congress.
on Sep 9, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Bizjournals.com
"This is a further shift by the Bush administration into Nixonian stonewalling and more evidence of their disdain for our system of checks and balances. ...... Increasingly, the president and vice president feel they are above the law. In America no...
on Jun 28, 2007 By: Patrick Leahy Source: FOXNews