disdainful
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disdainful
- /dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/ UK
Where it comes from
From disdain + -ful.
adjective more disdainful · most disdainful · disdainfull
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Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.
Similar: despising, scornful, contemptuous, supercilious, belittling, blistering, contumelious, deprecative, derogative, disdainful, dismissive, disrespectful
Opposite: respectful, despicable
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adjective
Opposite: respectful, despicable
Translations
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adj showing contempt or scorn
| Español | desdeñoso, displicente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 輕蔑的 /轻蔑的 qīngmiè de, 侮辱的 wǔrǔ de, wūrǔ de |
| Português | desdenhoso |
| Français | dédaigneux |
| Deutsch | geringschätzig, verächtlich |
| Italiano | sprezzante, disdegnoso |
| Ελληνικά | ακατάδεκτος akatádektos |
| Română | disprețuitor |
| Русский | презри́тельный prezrítelʹnyj, пренебрежи́тельный prenebrežítelʹnyj |
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