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disdained

/dɪsˈdeɪnd/

disdainedpast participle

/dɪsˈdeɪnd/

Past participle of 'disdain' used adjectivally

Translations

méprisé

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.

Definitions

Regarded with contempt or scorn.

The disdained artist continued to create despite the critics' harsh reviews.

Synonyms

looked down upon

disdainverb

disdained

Past Simple

disdained

Past Simple

disdained

Past Participle

disdaining

ing-form

/dɪsˈdeɪn/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

disdainnoun

Definitions

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.

She looked at the messy room with disdain, refusing to clean it up.