disdain

disdain
noun
ADJECTIVE
great
utter
obvious
aristocratic, haughty, snobbish, snooty (informal, esp. AmE)
VERB + DISDAIN
feel, have

She did not hesitate to express the disdain that she felt.

express, show

Judges sometimes show great disdain for the law.

look on sb/sth with, look upon sb/sth with, treat sb/sth with

Traditionalists look upon the changes with disdain.

hide

Marcus had trouble hiding his disdain for the man.

PREPOSITION
in disdain

She turned her head away in disdain.

with disdain

Why does he treat his father with such disdain?

disdain for

He has an aristocratic disdain for money.

PHRASES
an expression of disdain, a look of disdain

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  • Disdain (EP) — Disdain Disdain cover EP 不屑 by Alien Huang Released 17 July 2009 …   Wikipedia

  • Disdain — Dis*dain (?; 277), n. [OE. desdain, disdein, OF. desdein, desdaing, F. d[ e]dain, fr. the verb. See {Disdain}, v. t.] 1. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn. [1913 Webster] How my soul… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disdain — Dis*dain (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disdained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disdaining}.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF. desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d[ e]daigner; des (L. dis ) + daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See {Deign}.] 1. To think… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disdain — (or disdainment or disdainfully) is a feeling of contempt or scorn. Disdain may also refer to:* So Disdained 1928 novel by Nevil Shute …   Wikipedia

  • disdain — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. desdeignier disdain, scorn, refuse, repudiate, from des do the opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + deignier treat as worthy (see DEIGN (Cf. deign)). The noun is mid 14c., desdegne, earlier dedeyne (c.1300). Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • disdain — n scorn, despite, contempt (see under DESPISE) Analogous words: aversion, *antipathy: insolence, superciliousness, arrogance (see corresponding adjectives at PROUD) Contrasted words: *regard, admiration, respect, esteem: *reverence, awe, fear …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • disdain — [n] hate; indifference antipathy, arrogance, aversion, contempt, contumely, deri sion, despisal, despisement, despite, dislike, disparagement, hatred, haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, pride, ridicule, scorn, sneering, snobbishness,… …   New thesaurus

  • disdain — ► NOUN ▪ the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one s consideration or respect. ► VERB ▪ consider with disdain. ORIGIN Old French desdeign, from Latin dedignari consider unworthy …   English terms dictionary

  • Disdain — Dis*dain , v. i. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty. [1913 Webster] And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did . . . they disdained. Genevan Testament (Matt. xxi. 15). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disdain — I noun abhorrence, abjuration, abnegation, act of despising, act of discrediting, act of loathing, act of scorning, act of shunning, act of spurning, act of taunting, airs, arrogance, contempt, contemptio, contemptuousness, contumeliousness,… …   Law dictionary

  • disdain — [dis dān′] vt. [ME disdeinen < OFr desdaignier < VL * disdignare, for LL dedignare < L dedignari < dis , DIS + dignari: see DEIGN] to regard or treat as unworthy or beneath one s dignity; specif., to refuse or reject with aloof… …   English World dictionary

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