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Disdain

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Noun

1. contempt, despite, disdain, scorn

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

Example Sentences:
'he was held in contempt'
'the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary'

2. condescension, disdain, patronage

a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

Verb

3. contemn, despise, disdain, scorn

look down on with disdain

Example Sentences:
'He despises the people he has to work for'
'The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately'

4. disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down

reject with contempt

Example Sentences:
'She spurned his advances'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Disdain

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noun
1. 
a feeling or show of superiority and dislike; contempt; scorn
verb
2. (tr; may take an infinitive)
to refuse or reject with disdain

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Disdain

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verb transitive
1. 
to regard or treat as unworthy or beneath one's dignity; specif., to refuse or reject with aloof contempt or scorn
noun
2. 
the feeling, attitude, or expression of disdaining; aloof contempt or scorn

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Disdain

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tr.v. dis·dained, dis·dain·ing, dis·dains
1. To regard or treat with haughty contempt: critics who disdained the writer as a hack. See Synonyms at despise.
2. To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath oneself: disdained receiving an award from the organization; disdained to attend the ceremony.
n.
A feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn.

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