Defenition of the word disdain
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Defenition of the word disdain
- A feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy.
- a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
- 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"
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
- 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"
- reject with contempt
- look down on with disdain
Synonyms for the word disdain
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- condescension
- contemn
- contempt
- derision
- despise
- disparage
- disparagement
- disregard
- freeze off
- hold in contempt
- look down on
- patronage
- pooh-pooh
- reject
- scorn
- spurn
- turn down
- turn your nose up at
Similar words in the disdain
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- disdain
- disdain's
- disdained
- disdainful
- disdainfully
- disdaining
- disdains
Hyponyms for the word disdain
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- look down on
- rebuff
- repel
- snub
Hypernyms for the word disdain
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- decline
- depreciation
- derogation
- detest
- dislike
- disparagement
- hate
- refuse
Antonyms for the word disdain
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- regard
- respect
- veneration
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