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disdained

UK
/dɪsˈdeɪnd/
US
/dɪsˈdeɪnd/

Translations

disdainedpast participle
UK
/dɪsˈdeɪnd/
US
/dɪsˈdeɪnd/
Past participle of 'disdain' used adjectivally
The disdained artist continued to create despite the critics' harsh reviews.
L'artiste méprisé a continué à créer malgré les critiques sévères.
Additional translations
dédaignéNuance plus littéraire ou soutenue.
Synonyms
contemned
spurned
despised
scorned
looked down upon
slighted
snubbed
rejected
disdainverb

disdained

Past Simple

disdained
Past Simple
disdained
Past Participle
disdaining
Gerund
UK
/dɪsˈdeɪn/
US
/dɪsˈdeɪn/
dédaignerEmploi transitif ; peut aussi introduire un infinitif en français (« dédaigner de »).
She disdained his offer of help.
Elle dédaigna son offre d'aide.
dédaignerConstruction fréquente avec infinitif : « dédaigner de faire quelque chose ».
He disdained to answer the trivial question.
Il dédaigna répondre à la question triviale.
Additional translations
mépriserValeur plus directe de « traiter avec mépris » ; registre courant.
Synonyms
despise
scorn
snub
contempt
disregard

Definitions

disdainedpast participle
Regarded with contempt or scorn.
The disdained artist continued to create despite the critics' harsh reviews.
disdainverb
To regard or treat with haughty contempt; to scorn.
She disdained his offer of help, believing she could manage on her own.
To refuse or abstain from doing something because one believes it to be beneath one’s dignity.
He disdained to answer the trivial question.
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