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disdain
(d/I/s'd/eI/n )

noun (n)

  • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike(noun.feeling)
    Synonym:
    contempt, despite, scorn
    source: wordnet30
  • a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    condescension, patronage
    source: wordnet30
  • A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • look down on with disdain(verb.emotion)
    Synonym:
    contemn, despise, scorn
    source: wordnet30
  • reject with contempt(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down
    source: wordnet30
  • To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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