disdainful

English

Etymology

From disdain + -ful.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈdeɪn.fʌl/, X-SAMPA: /dIs"deIn.fVl/

Adjective

disdainful (comparative more disdainful, superlative most disdainful)

1. Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.

   He was disdainful of 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 most disdainful manner towards them.

Synonyms

• despising, scornful, contemptuous

Antonyms

• respectful

Translations

showing contempt or scorn

• Bulgarian: презрителен (bg) (prezritelen), пренебрежителен (bg) (prenebrežitelen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輕蔑的 (cmn), 轻蔑的 (cmn) (qīngmiè de), 侮辱的 (cmn) (wǔrǔ de, wūrǔ de)

• French: dédaigneux (fr) m

• German: geringschätzig (de), verächtlich (de)
• Italian: sprezzante (it), disdegnoso (it) m
• Polish: pogardliwy (pl)
• Russian: презрительный (ru) (prezrítel'nyj), пренебрежительный (ru) (prenebrežítel'nyj)
• Spanish: desdeñoso (es)

Derived terms

• disdainfully