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Disdain

  1. noun

    a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

    Similar: condescension, patronage

  2. noun

    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

    “he was held in contempt”

    Similar: contempt, scorn, despite

  3. verb

    look down on with disdain

    “He despises the people he has to work for”

    Similar: contemn, despise, scorn

  4. verb

    reject with contempt

    “She spurned his advances”

    Similar: reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, turn down

Word family

disdained · disdaining

Words that mean the same

Mock and Ridicule

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