disdainful

English

Alternative forms

• disdainfull(obsolete)

Etymology

Fromdisdain+‎-ful.

Pronunciation

• (UK)IPA^(key):/dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/

Adjective

disdainful(comparativemoredisdainful,superlativemostdisdainful)

1. Showingcontemptorscorn;having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed asunworthy.

   He wasdisdainfulof those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.

   She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the mostdisdainfulmanner towards them.

Synonyms

• despising,scornful,contemptuous,supercilious

Antonyms

• respectful

Derived terms

• disdainfully

Translations

showing contempt or scorn

• Belarusian:пага́рдлівы(pahárdlivy)
• Bulgarian:презри́телен(bg)(prezrítelen),пренебрежи́телен(bg)(prenebrežítelen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Khinh miệt đích／Khinh miệt đích(zh)(qīngmiè de),Vũ nhục đích(zh)(wǔrǔ de, wūrǔ de)

• Czech:pohrdavý,opovržlivý,přezíravý
• Dutch:laatdunkend(nl),minachtend(nl),neerbuigend(nl)
• French:dédaigneux(fr)m
• German:geringschätzig(de),verächtlich(de)
• Greek:ακατάδεκτος(el)(akatádektos)
• Italian:sprezzante(it),disdegnoso(it)m
• Latin:fastōsus
• Middle English:disdeynous
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:foraktelig

• Polish:pogardliwy(pl)
• Romanian:disprețuitor(ro)
• Russian:презри́тельный(ru)(prezrítelʹnyj),пренебрежи́тельный(ru)(prenebrežítelʹnyj)
• Spanish:desdeñoso(es),displicente(es)
• Swedish:föraktfull(sv)
• Ukrainian:прези́рливий(prezýrlyvyj),пого́рдливий(pohórdlyvyj)