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disdainful
adjective dis·dain·ful \-fəl\
: felling strong dislike or disapproval for something or someone you think does not deserve respect : feeling or showing disdain
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First Known Use of DISDAINFUL
circa 1542
Related to DISDAINFUL
- Synonyms
- abhorrent, contemptuous, scornful
- Antonyms
- admiring, applauding, appreciative, approving
Synonym Discussion of DISDAINFUL
proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors. proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness <too proud to take charity>. arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted <a conceited and arrogant executive>. haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position <a haughty aristocrat>. lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power <a lordly condescension>. insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness <ignored by an insolent waiter>. overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence <an overbearing supervisor>. supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness <an aloof and supercilious manner>. disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness <disdainful of their social inferiors>.
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