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1. disdain
verb. ['dɪsˈdeɪn'] look down on with disdain.
Synonyms
Etymology
- desdeignier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- deigner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Disdain
- st_germain
- legerdemain
- st_germaine
- preordain
- lamontagne
- lafountaine
- lafountain
- inhumane
- constrain
- restrain
- overtrain
- mcswain
- explain
- complain
- champlain
- aquitaine
- ukraine
- tremaine
- sylvain
- sustain
- spokane
- sartain
- retrain
- refrain
- profane
- partain
- mustain
- mundane
- mcwain
- mcshane
How do you pronounce disdain?
Pronounce disdain as dɪsˈdeɪn.
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Sentences with disdain
1. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
A procedure known as tenectomy is sometimes suggested if pet owners disdain declawing.
2. Noun, singular or mass
In the United States, we treat crickets with disdain, getting out the bug spray when they chirp.
Quotes about disdain
1. He had had a severe shock some weeks earlier, when, having narrowly failed to capture a large grey-brown hare for his dinner, it had stopped at the edge of the forest, looked at him with disdain, and said, 'Well, I hope you're proud of yourself, that's all,' and had scampered off into the long grass
- Neil Gaiman, Stardust
2. Do not look down with disdain on what Christ spent so much to achieve for you.
- Jaachynma N.E. Agu, The Prince and the Pauper
2. disdain
noun. ['dɪsˈdeɪn'] lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.
Antonyms
Etymology
- desdeignier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- deigner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. disdain
verb. ['dɪsˈdeɪn'] reject with contempt.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- desdeignier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- deigner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. disdain
noun. ['dɪsˈdeɪn'] a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient.
Synonyms
Etymology
- desdeignier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- deigner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))