disdainful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From disdain + -ful.
Meanings
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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.
She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most disdainful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| disdainfull | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more disdainful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Hypernyms
supercilious · bumptious · arrogant · overconfident · presumptuous · imperious · magisterial · entitled
Relateds
degrading · patronizing · condescending · abusive · disparaging
Synonyms
low · disrespectful · sneerful · scornful · scathing · disdainful · dismissive · derogative · contemptuous · deprecative · slight · contumelious · blistering · sniffy · belittling · supercilious · withering · despising · slighting
Translations (34)
es displicente (showing contempt or scorn) · enm disdeynous (showing contempt or scorn) · nl minachtend (showing contempt or scorn) · la fastōsus (showing contempt or scorn) · fi halveksuva (showing contempt or scorn) · es desdeñoso (showing contempt or scorn) · be пага́рдлівы (showing contempt or scorn) · cs pohrdavý (showing contempt or scorn) · ru презри́тельный (showing contempt or scorn) · ru пренебрежи́тельный (showing contempt or scorn) · fi halveksiva (showing contempt or scorn) · el ακατάδεκτος (showing contempt or scorn) · nb foraktelig (showing contempt or scorn) · bg презри́телен (showing contempt or scorn) · ro disprețuitor (showing contempt or scorn) · uk пого́рдливий (showing contempt or scorn) · fi ylenkatseellinen (showing contempt or scorn) · sv föraktfull (showing contempt or scorn) · de geringschätzig (showing contempt or scorn) · bg пренебрежи́телен (showing contempt or scorn) · pt desdenhoso (showing contempt or scorn) · fr dédaigneux (showing contempt or scorn) · cs opovržlivý (showing contempt or scorn) · nl laatdunkend (showing contempt or scorn) · cs přezíravý (showing contempt or scorn) · nl neerbuigend (showing contempt or scorn) · cmn 輕蔑的 /轻蔑的 (showing contempt or scorn) · uk прези́рливий (showing contempt or scorn) · pl pogardliwy (showing contempt or scorn) · de verächtlich (showing contempt or scorn) · nb foraktfull (showing contempt or scorn) · it sprezzante (showing contempt or scorn) · cmn 侮辱的 (showing contempt or scorn) · it disdegnoso (showing contempt or scorn)