| ADJECTIVE | all | disdainful, contemptuous, insulting, scornful | expressing extreme / extreme contempt / contempt |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
| Sounds | dihsdey'nfahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Expressing extreme / extreme contempt / contempt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | contemptuous, insulting, scornful | |
| Broader | disrespectful | Exhibiting lack of respect |
| Spanish | afrentoso, desdeñoso, despectivo, despreciativo, insultante | |
| Catalan | insultant, menyspreador | |
| Nouns | disdainfulness | the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior |
| Adverbs | disdainfully | without respect |
| Meaning | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. | |
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| Example | "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines" | |
| Synonyms | haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering | |
| Broader | proud | Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth |
| Spanish | altivo, arrogante, desdeñoso, despectivo, imperioso, orgulloso, soberbio | |
| Catalan | arrogant, desdenyós, despectiu, imperiós, superb | |
| Nouns | disdainfulness | the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior |
| Adverbs | disdainfully | in a proud and domineering manner |
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