Joyful let the soul be in the present, let it disdain to trouble about what is beyond and temper bitterness with a laugh. Nothing is blessed forever.
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Disdain
//dɪsˈdeɪn//
Synonyms for "disdain" (194 found)
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Related words (97)
haughtyhauteurhigh-and-mightyhold beneath onehold cheaphold in contempthold in derisionignominyignoreimpertinenceimpudenceinsolenceinsolentinsultlaugh atlaugh to scornloftinesslooklook down uponlordly
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misprizemockmockerymorgueneglectoff handednessoverbearingpass bypass uppatronizepertnesspick and choosepush asideput downrank lowrebuffrecantrefuserefuse to considerrejectingrenouncerepelrepudiaterepulseridiculesarcasmsaucinessscoff atscornfulnessscorningscoutscoutingset at defianceset at naughtshove awayshunslightslight oversnapsneersneer atsneeze atsniff atsniffinesssnobberysnobbishnesssnootinesssnortsnort atsnottinesssovereign contemptspurnspurningsupercilioussuperciliousnesssuperiortauntthink nothing ofthrow awaythrow outtoploftinesstrampletreat with contemptturn awayturn outunsympatheticwaive
Noun(3 words)
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6 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
115 translations across 36 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑπεροψίᾱ noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Arabic
2 entries- اِزْدِرَاء noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- احتقر verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Armenian
4 entries- արհամարհանք noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- գոռոզություն noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- քամահրանք noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- արհամարհել verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Belarusian
1 entries- пага́рда noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Bulgarian
3 entries- презрение noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- пренебрежение noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- презирам verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 不屑 noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- 蔑視 /蔑视 noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- 鄙棄 /鄙弃 noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- 不屑 verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Czech
4 entries- despekt noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- opovržení noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- pohrdání noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- přezírání noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Danish
2 entries- despekt noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- foragt noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Dutch
4 entries- ongenoegen noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- verachting noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- minachten verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- versmaden verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Esperanto
1 entries- malestimo noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Finnish
3 entries- halveksunta noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- väheksyntä noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- halveksua verb (to regard with strong contempt)
French
4 entries- dédain noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- mépris noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- dédaigner verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- mépriser verb (to regard with strong contempt)
German
4 entries- Geringschätzung noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- Missachtung noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- Verachtung noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- verachten verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Hebrew
2 entries- בוז noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- בָּז verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Hindi
2 entries- तिरस्कार noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- तिरस्कार verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Hungarian
2 entries- megvetés noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- megvet verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Irish
1 entries- dímheas noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Italian
4 entries- disdegno noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- disprezzo noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- sdegno noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- sdegnare verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Japanese
4 entries- 侮蔑 noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- 唾棄 noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- 軽侮 noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- 軽蔑 noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Korean
1 entries- 경멸 noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Latin
4 entries- despectio noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- fastus noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- aspernor verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- despicio verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Middle English
2 entries- disdeyne noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- disdeynen verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Māori
4 entries- tamatama verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- tokoreko verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- whakakurīmōri verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- whakamanumanu verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Norwegian
2 entries- forakte verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- kimse av verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- forakt noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- forakt noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Polish
2 entries- pogarda noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- gardzić verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Portuguese
4 entries- desdém noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- desprezo noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- desdenhar verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- desprezar verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Romanian
2 entries- desconsiderare noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- dispreț noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Russian
4 entries- презре́ние noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- пренебреже́ние noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- презира́ть verb (to regard with strong contempt)
- презре́ть verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- dìmeas noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- tàire noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- tàire verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- prezir noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- prijezir noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- презир noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- пријезир noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Sicilian
2 entries- sdincu noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- sdincari verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Spanish
4 entries- desdeño noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- desdén noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- desprecio noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- desdeñar verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Swedish
2 entries- förakt noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
- förakta verb (to regard with strong contempt)
Ukrainian
1 entries- прези́рство noun (feeling of contempt or scorn)
Sample sentences
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Tom didn't notice the look of disdain on Mary's face.
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The blueblood lady held the simple folks in disdain. In her eyes, they all looked boors with a brusque style, despite the fact that this time it is owing to them that she had roof above her head.
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It is necessary to have a healthy disdain for wealth.
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