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disdain (dɪsˈdeɪn Pronunciation for disdain ) 

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noun

  1. (= scorn) dédain masculine

    with disdain avec dédain

    disdain for sb/sth dédain pour qn/qch

transitive verb

  1. (= scorn)
    1. [+ person] dédaigner, mépriser
    2. [+ situation, thing] dédaigner, mépriser

    to disdain to do sth ne pas daigner faire qch

Similar Words

= contempt, dislike, scorn, arrogance, indifference, sneering, derision, hauteur, snobbishness, contumely, haughtiness, superciliousness
= scorn, reject, despise, slight, disregard, spurn, undervalue, deride, look down on, belittle, sneer at, pooh-pooh, contemn, look down your nose at, misprize

'disdain' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: desdém
  • Chinese: 轻视轻<TRAD>輕</TRAD>视<TRAD>視</TRAD>輕蔑
  • European Spanish: desdén
  • French: dédain
  • German: Verachtung
  • Italian: disprezzo
  • Japanese: 軽蔑
  • Korean: 멸시
  • Portuguese: desdém
  • Spanish: desdén

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