Disdain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɔːn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsdˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsdˈeɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɔːn/.

Examples

he was held in contempt
the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
He despises the people he has to work for

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

despise contemn reject despite turn down spurn contempt pooh-pooh patronage scorn freeze off condescension

Parts of Speech

noun	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike “he was held in contempt”
noun	a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
verb	look down on with disdain “He despises the people he has to work for”
verb	reject with contempt “She spurned his advances”

Word Forms

contemptuous	adjective	expressing extreme contempt
disdain	verb	look down on with disdain
scorn	verb	look down on with disdain
condescend	verb	treat condescendingly
despising	noun	a feeling of scornful hatred
despisal	noun	a feeling of scornful hatred
scorn	noun	open disrespect for a person or thing
scorner	noun	a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
disdain	noun	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
rejective	adjective	rejecting or tending to reject
reject	noun	the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
spurner	noun	a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt
turndown	noun	the act of refusing an offer

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verachtung

Mangel an Respekt, begleitet von einem Gefühl intensiver Abneigung

🇫🇷French

dédain

manque de respect accompagné d'un sentiment d'aversion intense

🇪🇸Spanish

desdén

Falta de respeto acompañada de un sentimiento de intenso disgusto.

🇮🇹Italian

disprezzo

mancanza di rispetto accompagnata da un sentimento di intensa antipatia

🇳🇱Dutch

ongenoegen

gebrek aan respect dat gepaard gaat met een gevoel van intense afkeer

🇵🇹Portuguese

desdém

falta de respeito acompanhada por um sentimento de intensa antipatia

🇷🇺Russian

презрение

отсутствие уважения, сопровождающееся чувством сильной неприязни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तिरस्कार

तीव्र नापसंदगी की भावना के साथ सम्मान की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অবজ্ঞা

সম্মানের অভাব তীব্র অপছন্দের অনুভূতি দ্বারা অনুষঙ্গী

🇮🇳Tamil

அலட்சியம்

மரியாதை இல்லாமை தீவிர வெறுப்பு உணர்வுடன் சேர்ந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

తృణీకరించు

తీవ్రమైన అయిష్ట భావనతో కూడిన గౌరవం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

तिरस्कार

आदराचा अभाव, तीव्र नापसंतीची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

તિરસ્કાર

આદરનો અભાવ તીવ્ર અણગમાની લાગણી સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ

ಗೌರವದ ಕೊರತೆಯು ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದ ಭಾವನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുച്ഛം

തീവ്രമായ ഇഷ്ടക്കേടിൻ്റെ വികാരത്തോടൊപ്പമുള്ള ബഹുമാനക്കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ

ਤੀਬਰ ਨਾਪਸੰਦ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

حقارت

شدید ناپسندیدگی کے احساس کے ساتھ احترام کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蔑视

缺乏尊重并伴有强烈的厌恶感

🇯🇵Japanese

軽蔑

激しい嫌悪感を伴う敬意の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

경멸감

강렬한 혐오감을 동반한 존경심 부족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khinh thường

thiếu tôn trọng kèm theo cảm giác không thích mãnh liệt

🇹🇭Thai

ดูถูก

ขาดความเคารพพร้อมกับความรู้สึกไม่ชอบอย่างแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghinaan

kurangnya rasa hormat disertai dengan perasaan tidak suka yang intens

🇵🇭Filipino

paghamak

kawalan ng paggalang na sinamahan ng isang pakiramdam ng matinding hindi gusto

🇲🇾Malay

penghinaan

kurang rasa hormat disertai dengan perasaan tidak suka yang amat sangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ازدراء

قلة الاحترام مصحوبة بشعور شديد بالكراهية

🇮🇷Persian

تحقیر

عدم احترام همراه با احساس بیزاری شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümsemek

Yoğun bir hoşnutsuzluk duygusunun eşlik ettiği saygı eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּז

חוסר כבוד מלווה בתחושת סלידה עזה

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The primary meaning of 'disdain' is 'lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike'.

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