Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To regard or treat with haughty contempt: synonym: despise.
- transitive verb To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath oneself.
- noun A feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To think unworthy or worthless; reject as unworthy of notice or of one's own character; look upon with contempt and aversion; contemn; despise: as, to
disdain a mean action. - To fill with scorn or contempt.
- Synonyms Despise, etc. (See
scorn ), scout, spurn. See comparison of nouns under arrogance. - To be filled with scorn or contempt.
- noun A feeling of contempt mingled with aversion; contempt; scorn.
- noun The state of being despised; the state of feeling one′ s self disgraced; ignominy; disgrace.
- noun That which is worthy of disdain.
- noun Synonyms pride, Presumption, etc. (see
arrogance ), scornfulness, contemptuousness.Seescorn , v.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.
- transitive verb To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming.
- transitive verb To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character, etc.
- noun A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.
- noun obsolete That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.
- noun obsolete The state of being despised; shame.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A
feeling ofcontempt orscorn . - verb transitive To
regard (someone or something) with strongcontempt . - verb intransitive, obsolete To be
indignant oroffended .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
- verb reject with contempt
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- verb look down on with disdain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Regardless, Carville & his disdain is about to be out of a job .... woody
Richardson: Clinton supporters 'clinging to the throne' 2008
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This disdain is a central part of their political philosophy and it is one of the key reasons you can legitimately characterize this administration as pseudo-fascist.
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Having to select from a group of people you generally disdain is not exactly a prescription for a happy democracy.
Charles Feldman: 2010 California Midterm Election: The Year of the Stinkers? Charles Feldman 2010
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We're on that narrow road and must expect disdain from the world, they dont know any better.
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Having to select from a group of people you generally disdain is not exactly a prescription for a happy democracy.
Charles Feldman: 2010 California Midterm Election: The Year of the Stinkers? Charles Feldman 2010
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Having to select from a group of people you generally disdain is not exactly a prescription for a happy democracy.
Charles Feldman: 2010 California Midterm Election: The Year of the Stinkers? Charles Feldman 2010
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The rhetoric of prejudicial disdain is meted out, on the one hand against the “hoity-toity”, and on the other against the “hoi poloi” -- against the “snob” with complex tastes and the “pleb” with simple tastes.
Archive 2009-06-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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The whole story was made complete with Kristin's interpretation of the glare and disdain from the photo in the magazine.
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The rhetoric of prejudicial disdain is meted out, on the one hand against the “hoity-toity”, and on the other against the “hoi poloi” -- against the “snob” with complex tastes and the “pleb” with simple tastes.
There's No Prescribing Prescriptivism Hal Duncan 2009
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Having to select from a group of people you generally disdain is not exactly a prescription for a happy democracy.
Charles Feldman: 2010 California Midterm Election: The Year of the Stinkers? Charles Feldman 2010
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