Disdain

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise.
  • v. To consider or reject as beneath oneself.
  • n. A feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A feeling of contempt or scorn.
  • v. To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.
  • v. To be indignant or offended.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.
  • n. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.
  • n. The state of being despised; shame.
  • v. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming.
  • v. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • n. A feeling of contempt mingled with aversion; contempt; scorn.
  • n. The state of being despised; the state of feeling oneā€² s self disgraced; ignominy; disgrace.
  • n. That which is worthy of disdain.
  • n. Synonyms pride, Presumption, etc. (see arrogance), scornfulness, contemptuousness.See scorn, v.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
  • v. reject with contempt
  • n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  • v. look down on with disdain
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Form
    disdainful   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pride    scorn    haughtiness    contempt    arrogance    shame    despise    contemn    condescension   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scorn    disbelief    disapproval    indifference    distaste    indignation    defiance    aversion    condescension    dismay