disdain
disdain is a 7-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.
- transitive verb. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.
- transitive verb. The state of being despised; shame.
- transitive verb. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act.
- transitive verb. To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character, etc.
- intransitive verb. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.
- noun. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
- noun. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
"he was held in contempt"
"the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
- verb. reject with contempt
"She spurned his advances"
- verb. look down on with disdain
"He despises the people he has to work for"
"The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
Synonyms
condescension, patronage, contempt, despite, scorn, reject, spurn, contemn, despise
Common word forms
disdains, disdained, disdainer, disdainly, disdainful, disdaining, disdainous, disdainable
Words from these letters
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