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disdain

/dɪsˈdeɪn/

disdainnoun

Translations

презрение

He looked at her with disdain.

Он посмотрел на неё с презрением.

Additional translations

пренебрежение

надменность

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.

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disdainverb

disdained

Past Simple

disdained

Past Participle

disdaining

Gerund

/dɪsˈdeɪn/

Translations

презирать

She disdains those who lie.

Она презирает тех, кто лжет.

Additional translations

посрамлять

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.

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