FluentPlex

disdain

/dɪsˈdeɪn/ noun C1
  1. A feeling of contempt or scorn. (uncountable) · The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.
+ Save to review

From the library

Darcy himself need not disdain, and respectability which he will probably never reach.” When she thought of her mother, indeed, her confidence gave way a little; but she would not allow that any objections _there_ had material weight with Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 217 · B2
The same singularly proud and reserved nature which turned away with disdain from popular notoriety was capable of being moved to its depths by spontaneous wonder and praise from a friend.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 94 · C1
They had not long separated when Miss Bingley came towards her, and, with an expression of civil disdain, thus accosted her,--
Pride and Prejudice, p. 106 · B2
“From the very beginning, from the first moment, I may almost say, of my acquaintance with you, your manners impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were such as to form that groundwork of disapprobation, on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 224 · B2

Other matches

Learn disdain in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.