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Disdain means (uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn..
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/dɪsˈdeɪn/ · noun
(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn..
The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.
He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king?
Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.
Everything that could go right for England did although they never felt lucky and they chuckled at Kane’s third that ricocheted off his heel while he was looking the other way. Somewhere in the Moscow outskirts one could only guess at the grand disdain Cristiano Ronaldo will have felt at being supplanted as the tournament’s top scorer in that manner.
Most loathsom, filthy, foul, and full of vile Disdain.
The leaves and fruit maintain'd with beauty's sun ; Exempt from envy , but not from disdain
When the Philistine […] saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth.
The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, is but the apostle of God and His Word, […] The Messiah doth surely not disdain to be a servant of God, nor do the angels who are nigh to Him; and whosoever disdains His service and is too proud, He will gather them altogether to Himself. But as for those who believe and do what is right, He will pay their hire and will give increase to them of His grace. But as for those who disdain and are too proud, He will punish them with a grievous woe, and they shall not find for them other than God a patron or a help.
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Disdain means (uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn..
Common synonyms include abomination, condescension, contempt, despisal.
Possible antonyms include adoration, admiration, honor, respect.
The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.
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