Snide — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expressive of contempt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈaɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈaɪd/.

Examples

curled his lip in a supercilious smile
spoke in a sneering jeering manner
makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sneering supercilious

Parts of Speech

adjective

expressive of contempt

“curled his lip in a supercilious smile”

Word Forms

superciliousness

noun

the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

höhnisch

Ausdruck von Verachtung

🇫🇷French

sarcastique

expression de mépris

🇪🇸Spanish

sarcástico

expresivo de desprecio

🇮🇹Italian

sprezzante

espressivo di disprezzo

🇳🇱Dutch

hatelijk

uitdrukking van minachting

🇵🇹Portuguese

sarcástico

expressivo de desprezo

🇷🇺Russian

ехидный

выражение презрения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जाली

अवमानना की अभिव्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নাইড

অবজ্ঞা প্রকাশকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

சீண்டல்

அவமதிப்பை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నైడ్

ధిక్కార వ్యక్తీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

स्नाइड

तिरस्कार व्यक्त करणारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નાઇડ

તિરસ્કાર વ્યક્ત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಿಡ್

ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീഞ്ഞഴുകുക

അവഹേളനം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਨਾਈਡ

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讽刺

表达轻蔑的意思

🇯🇵Japanese

冷笑する

軽蔑の表現

🇰🇷Korean

가짜 보석

경멸의 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắn tỉa

thể hiện sự khinh miệt

🇹🇭Thai

การเยาะเย้ย

แสดงออกถึงความดูหมิ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

sinis

ekspresif penghinaan

🇲🇾Malay

sindir

ekspresif penghinaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سنيد

معبرة عن الازدراء

🇮🇷Persian

اسنید

بیانگر تحقیر

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümseyen

aşağılama ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְזוּיָף

מביע בוז

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