disdain

dis·dain

D0264100 (dĭs-dān′)tr.v. dis·dained, dis·dain·ing, dis·dains 1. To regard or treat with haughty contempt: critics who disdained the writer as a hack. See Synonyms at despise.2. To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath oneself: disdained receiving an award from the organization; disdained to attend the ceremony.n. A feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn.

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[Middle English disdeinen, from Old French desdeignier, from Vulgar Latin *disdignāre, from Latin dēdignārī : dē-, de- + dignārī, to deem worthy (from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots).]

disdain

(dɪsˈdeɪn) na feeling or show of superiority and dislike; contempt; scornvb (tr; may take an infinitive) to refuse or reject with disdain[C13 dedeyne, from Old French desdeign, from desdeigner to reject as unworthy, from Latin dēdignārī; see dis-¹, deign]

dis•dain

(dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪn)

v.t. 1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. 2. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.: to disdain replying to an insult. n. 3. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn. [1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French de(s)deigner] syn: See contempt.

disdain

Past participle: disdained
Gerund: disdaining

Imperative
disdain
disdain

Present
I disdain
you disdain
he/she/it disdains
we disdain
you disdain
they disdain

Preterite
I disdained
you disdained
he/she/it disdained
we disdained
you disdained
they disdained

Present Continuous
I am disdaining
you are disdaining
he/she/it is disdaining
we are disdaining
you are disdaining
they are disdaining

Present Perfect
I have disdained
you have disdained
he/she/it has disdained
we have disdained
you have disdained
they have disdained

Past Continuous
I was disdaining
you were disdaining
he/she/it was disdaining
we were disdaining
you were disdaining
they were disdaining

Past Perfect
I had disdained
you had disdained
he/she/it had disdained
we had disdained
you had disdained
they had disdained

Future
I will disdain
you will disdain
he/she/it will disdain
we will disdain
you will disdain
they will disdain

Future Perfect
I will have disdained
you will have disdained
he/she/it will have disdained
we will have disdained
you will have disdained
they will have disdained

Future Continuous
I will be disdaining
you will be disdaining
he/she/it will be disdaining
we will be disdaining
you will be disdaining
they will be disdaining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disdaining
you have been disdaining
he/she/it has been disdaining
we have been disdaining
you have been disdaining
they have been disdaining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disdaining
you will have been disdaining
he/she/it will have been disdaining
we will have been disdaining
you will have been disdaining
they will have been disdaining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disdaining
you had been disdaining
he/she/it had been disdaining
we had been disdaining
you had been disdaining
they had been disdaining

Conditional
I would disdain
you would disdain
he/she/it would disdain
we would disdain
you would disdain
they would disdain

Past Conditional
I would have disdained
you would have disdained
he/she/it would have disdained
we would have disdained
you would have disdained
they would have disdained

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disdain - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"contempt, despite, scorndislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
	2.	disdain - a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipientcondescension, patronagederogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
Verb	1.	disdain - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"contemn, despise, scorndetest, hate - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"look down on - regard with contempt; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest"
	2.	disdain - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"freeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, rejectrefuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"rebuff, snub, repel - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"turn down, turn away, refuse, reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

disdain

noun1. contempt, dislike, scorn, arrogance, indifference, sneering, derision, hauteur, snobbishness, contumely, haughtiness, superciliousness She looked at him with disdain.verb1. scorn, reject, despise, slight, disregard, spurn, undervalue, deride, look down on, belittle, sneer at, pooh-pooh, contemn, look down your nose at (informal), misprize a political leader who disdained the compromises of politicsQuotations
"A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring" [William Congreve The Way of the World]

disdain

verbTo regard with utter contempt and disdain:contemn, despise, scorn, scout.Idioms: have no use for, look down on.nounThe feeling of despising:contempt, despisal, despite, scorn.

Translations

以高傲的态度对待蔑视轻蔑

disdain

(disˈdein) noun scorn or pride. a look of disdain. 輕蔑 轻蔑 verb1. to be too proud (to do something). 以高傲的態度對待 以高傲的态度对待2. to look down on (something). She disdains our company. 蔑視 蔑视disˈdainful adjective 輕蔑的 轻蔑的disˈdainfully adverb 輕蔑地 轻蔑地