disdain

[US]/dɪsˈdeɪn/
[UK]/dɪsˈdeɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. contempt, scorn
vt. to treat or regard with disdain, to refuse or reject with disdain.

Example Sentences

an aristocratic disdain for manual labour.

Some people disdain labour.

gamblers disdain four-horse races.

A great man should disdain flatterers.

I would certainly disdain to live in such tiny flats.

I disdained to answer his rude remarks.

she remained standing, pointedly disdaining his invitation to sit down.

In addition, the closure disdain Taurus 9, we all surnamed Jin, fratricide???

Mrs Grey disdained to answer her husband's rude remarks.

who have often disdained the generous candour of my sister, and gratified my vanity, in useless or blameable distrust.

Like his political leaderene, Sir Alan was from a relatively poor background in the unfashionable east Midlands. And like her, he nurtured a lifelong disdain for middle-class intellectual socialists.

Real-world Examples

Donald Trump never hid his disdain for former Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2021

He received disdain because he was ahead of his time.

Source: PBS Interview Entertainment Series

I'm talking to you...in short, monosyllabic sentences laced with disdain and contempt.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

And we are very emphatic about our lack of interest and complete disdain.

Source: Popular Science Essays

We should treat them with the disdain they deserve.

Source: 6 Minute English

Wolf Larsen dropped my hand with a flirt of disdain.

Source: Sea Wolf (Volume 1)

And walk up to me with complete disdain on their face.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The Lovable Rebel: The woman who is attracted to men that have a disdain for authority.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

Mrs. Wilson rejected the compliment by raising her eyebrow in disdain.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

The envier will momentarily look at you with disdain and hostility.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

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