disdain - Wiktionary

NounEdit · (uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn. quotations ▽. The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away. · (obsolete) ... disdain DefinitionfromWiktionary,thefreedictionary Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Contents 1English 1.1Etymology 1.2Pronunciation 1.3Noun 1.3.1Synonyms 1.3.2Antonyms 1.3.3Derivedterms 1.3.4Translations 1.4Verb 1.4.1Synonyms 1.4.2Antonyms 1.4.3Translations 1.5Anagrams English[edit] WOTD–19January2010 EnglishWikipediahasarticleson:disdainWikipedia Etymology[edit] FromMiddleEnglishdisdeynen,fromOldFrenchdesdeignier(modernFrenchdédaigner). Pronunciation[edit] enPR:dĭs-dān',IPA(key):/dɪsˈdeɪn/,/dɪsˈteɪn/ Audio(UK)(file) Rhymes:-eɪn Noun[edit] disdain(uncountable) (uncountable)Afeelingofcontemptorscorn. Thecatviewedthecheapsupermarketcatfoodwithdisdainandstalkedaway. c.1587–1588,[ChristopherMarlowe],TamburlainetheGreat.[…]TheFirstPart […],part1,2ndedition,London:[…][R.Robinsonfor]RichardIones, […],published1592,OCLC932920499;reprintedasTamburlainetheGreat(AScolarPressFacsimile),Menston,Yorkshire;London:ScolarPress,1973,→ISBN,ActII,scenei:Hethatwithſhepheardsandalitleſpoyle,Durſtindiſdaineofwrongandtyrannie,DefendhisfreedomegainſtaMonarchie:Whatwillhedoeſupportedbyaking? 1598–1599(firstperformance),WilliamShakespeare,“MuchAdoeaboutNothing”,inMr.WilliamShakespearesComedies,Histories,&Tragedies:PublishedAccordingtotheTrueOriginallCopies(FirstFolio),London:[…]IsaacIaggard,andEd[ward]Blount,published1623,OCLC606515358,[ActIII,scenei]:Disdainandscornridesparklinginhereyes. 2018June24,SamWallace,"HarryKanescoreshat-trickasEnglandhitPanamaforsixtosecureWorldCupknock-outqualification,"Telegraph(UK)(retrieved24June2018): EverythingthatcouldgorightforEnglanddidalthoughtheyneverfeltluckyandtheychuckledatKane’sthirdthatricochetedoffhisheelwhilehewaslookingtheotherway.SomewhereintheMoscowoutskirtsonecouldonlyguessatthegranddisdainCristianoRonaldowillhavefeltatbeingsupplantedasthetournament’stopscorerinthatmanner. (obsolete)Thatwhichisworthytobedisdainedorregardedwithcontemptandaversion. 1590,EdmundSpenser,TheFaerieQveene. […],London:[…][JohnWolfe]forVVilliamPonsonbie,OCLC960102938,bookI,cantoI:Mostloathsom,filthy,foul,andfullofvileDisdain. (obsolete)Thestateofbeingdespised;shame. c.1591–1592,WilliamShakespeare,“TheThirdPartofHenrytheSixt, […]”,inMr.WilliamShakespearesComedies,Histories,&Tragedies […](FirstFolio),London:[…]IsaacIaggard,andEd[ward]Blount,published1623,OCLC606515358,[ActIII,sceneiii]:Theleavesandfruitmaintain'dwithbeauty'ssun ;Exemptfromenvy,butnotfromdisdain Synonyms[edit] abomination condescension contempt despisal scorn SeealsoThesaurus:contempt Antonyms[edit] adoration admiration honor respect reverence Derivedterms[edit] disdainable disdainful Translations[edit] feelingofcontemptorscorn Arabic:اِزْدِرَاء‎ m(izdirāʾ) Armenian:արհամարհանք (hy)(arhamarhankʿ),քամահրանք (hy)(kʿamahrankʿ),գոռոզություն (hy)(goṙozutʿyun) Belarusian:пага́рда f(pahárda) Bulgarian:презрение (bg) n(prezrenie),пренебрежение (bg) n(prenebreženie) Chinese: Mandarin:鄙棄 (zh)(bǐqì),不屑 (zh)(bùxiè),蔑視 (zh),蔑视 (zh)(mièshì) Czech:pohrdání n,opovržení (cs) n,despekt m Danish:despekt,foragt (da) Dutch:ongenoegen (nl),verachting (nl) f Esperanto:malestimo Finnish:halveksunta (fi)(contempt),väheksyntä (fi)(belittling) French:dédain (fr) m,mépris (fr) m German:Verachtung (de) f,Geringschätzung (de) f(disrespect),Missachtung (de) f(contempt) Greek: Ancient:ὑπεροψία f(huperopsía) Hebrew:בוז‎(buz) Hungarian:megvetés (hu) Italian:sdegno (it) m,disdegno (it) m,disprezzo (it) m Japanese:唾棄 (ja)(daki),軽蔑 (ja)(keibetsu),軽侮 (ja)(keibu),侮蔑 (ja)(bubetsu) Korean:경멸 (ko)(gyeongmyeol) Latin:despectio f,fastus f MiddleEnglish:disdeyne Norwegian: Bokmål:forakt (no) m Nynorsk:forakt f Polish:pogarda (pl) f Portuguese:desdém (pt) m,desprezo (pt) m Romanian:desconsiderare (ro) f,dispreț (ro) n Russian:презре́ние (ru) n(prezrénije),пренебреже́ние (ru) n(prenebrežénije) ScottishGaelic:tàire f,dìmeas f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic:презир m,пријезир m Roman:prezir (sh) m,prijezir m Sicilian:sdincu m Spanish:desdén (es) m,desprecio (es) m,desdeño (es) m Swedish:förakt (sv) Ukrainian:прези́рство (uk) n(prezýrstvo) Verb[edit] disdain(third-personsingularsimplepresentdisdains,presentparticipledisdaining,simplepastandpastparticipledisdained) (transitive)Toregard(someoneorsomething)withstrongcontempt. 1611,TheHolyBible, […](KingJamesVersion),London:[…]RobertBarker, […],OCLC964384981,1Samuel17:42: WhenthePhilistine[…]sawDavid,hedisdainedhim;forhewasbutayouth. 1880,EdwardHenryPalmer(translator),TheQur'an,1880,"Women",verse170 TheMessiah,JesusthesonofMary,isbuttheapostleofGodandHisWord,[…]TheMessiahdothsurelynotdisdaintobeaservantofGod,nordotheangelswhoarenightoHim;andwhosoeverdisdainsHisserviceandistooproud,HewillgatherthemaltogethertoHimself.Butasforthosewhobelieveanddowhatisright,HewillpaytheirhireandwillgiveincreasetothemofHisgrace.Butasforthosewhodisdainandaretooproud,Hewillpunishthemwithagrievouswoe,andtheyshallnotfindforthemotherthanGodapatronorahelp. 2012November7,MattBai,“WinningaSecondTerm,ObamaWillConfrontFamiliarHeadwinds”,inNewYorkTimes‎[1]:Thecountry’sfirstblackpresident,anditsfirstpresidenttoreachadulthoodaftertheVietnamWarandWatergate,Mr.Obamaseemedlikeadigital-ageleaderwhocouldatlastdislodgethestalematebetweenthosewhoclungtothegovernmentoftheGreatSociety,ontheonehand,andthosewhodisdainedtheveryideaofgovernment,ontheother. (intransitive,obsolete)Tobeindignantoroffended. 1526,WilliamTyndale(translator),Bible,MatthewXXI: Whenthechefeprestesandscribessawe,themarveyllesthathedyd[...],theydesdayned,andsaydeuntohym:hearestthouwhatthesesaye? Synonyms[edit] abominate contemn SeealsoThesaurus:despise Antonyms[edit] adore admire honor respect revere Translations[edit] toregardwithstrongcontempt Arabic: EgyptianArabic:احتقر‎(iḥtaʾar) Armenian:արհամարհել (hy)(arhamarhel),քամահրել (hy)(kʿamahrel) Bulgarian:презирам (bg)(preziram) Chinese: Mandarin:鄙棄 (zh)(bǐqì),不屑 (zh)(bùxiè),蔑視 (zh),蔑视 (zh)(mièshì),輕蔑 (zh),轻蔑 (zh)(qīngmiè) Dutch:minachten (nl),versmaden (nl) Finnish:halveksua (fi) French:dédaigner (fr),mépriser (fr) German:verachten (de),verschmähen (de) Hebrew:לבוז‎(lavuz,baz) Hungarian:megvet (hu) Indonesian:(pleaseverify)menghina? (id),(pleaseverify)menganggaprendah?,(pleaseverify)merendahkan? (id),(pleaseverify)membenci? (id) Italian:sdegnare (it),sprezzare,spregiare (it) Japanese:見下す(mikudasu),蔑む (ja)(sagesumu),唾棄する (ja)(dakisuru),軽蔑する (ja)(keibetsusuru),軽侮する (ja)(keibusuru) Latin:despicio,dēdignor,aspernor Maori:whakatoa,whakatoatoa,tamatama,tokoreko,whakareko,whakakurīmōri,whakapuw(h)eto,whakamanumanu MiddleEnglish:disdeynen Norwegian:forakte,kimseav Polish:gardzić (pl) Portuguese:desdenhar (pt),desprezar (pt) Russian:презира́ть (ru) impf(prezirátʹ),презре́ть (ru) pf(prezrétʹ) ScottishGaelic:tàire f Sicilian:sdincari Spanish:desdeñar (es),despreciar (es) Swedish:förakta (sv) Anagrams[edit] naidids Retrievedfrom"https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=disdain&oldid=64981927" Categories:EnglishtermsinheritedfromMiddleEnglishEnglishtermsderivedfromMiddleEnglishEnglishtermsderivedfromOldFrenchEnglish2-syllablewordsEnglishtermswithIPApronunciationEnglishtermswithaudiolinksRhymes:English/eɪnRhymes:English/eɪn/2syllablesEnglishlemmasEnglishnounsEnglishuncountablenounsEnglishtermswithusageexamplesEnglishtermswithquotationsEnglishtermswithobsoletesensesEnglishverbsEnglishtransitiveverbsEnglishintransitiveverbsen:EmotionsHiddencategories:WordofthedayarchiveArabicredlinksArabicredlinks/tAncientGreekredlinksAncientGreekredlinks/tRequestsforreviewofIndonesiantranslations Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces EntryDiscussion Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditHistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainPageCommunityportalPreferencesRequestedentriesRecentchangesRandomentryHelpGlossaryDonationsContactus Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispage Print/export CreateabookDownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherlanguages ČeštinaCorsuDeutschEestiΕλληνικάEuskaraFrançais한국어ՀայերենIdoItalianoಕನ್ನಡKurdîMagyarമലയാളംမြန်မာဘာသာ日本語OromooپښتوPolskiRomânăРусскийSimpleEnglishSuomiSvenskaTagalogதமிழ்తెలుగుTiếngViệt中文