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disdain
[ dis-deyn, dih-steyn ]
verb (used with object)
- to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself:
to disdain replying to an insult.
noun
- a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
disdain
/ »åɪ²õˈ»å±ðɪ²Ô /
noun
- a feeling or show of superiority and dislike; contempt; scorn
verb
- tr; may take an infinitive to refuse or reject with disdain
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-»å¾±²õ·»å²¹¾±²Ô noun
- ³Ü²Ôd¾±²õ·»å²¹¾±²Ôi²Ô²µ adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of disdain1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Ratajkowski hasn’t been the only star to express disdain for the Blue Origin flight on social media.
Tropper and his writers try to validate our disdain for the greedy while coaxing us to feel something for the people chained to their castles.
Her 2014 collection “The Unspeakable†exemplified her disdain for being “phony for the sake of decorum.â€
I don’t have disdain for it because I can’t attain it.
The signs include “identification of enemies as a unifying cause,†“controlled mass media,†“corporate power protected,†“labor power suppressed,†“disdain for intellectuals and the arts,†“obsession with crime and punishment,â€and “rampant cronyism & corruption.â€
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