disdaining

Meanings

• verb

  Showing contempt or scorn for someone or something; treating with disrespect or disregard.

  - "He disdained the offer and walked away."
  - "She disdained the idea of marrying for money."
  - "The nobleman disdained the commoners."

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Antonyms

admire , adore , honor , respect , revere

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Synonyms

abominate , contemn

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Variants

List of all variants of disdaining that leads to same result
disdain , disdained , disdaining , disdains

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Etymology

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From Old French desdainier, from desdainer 'scorn, contempt, disregard' + -er 'do, act'.

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Trivia

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1. Disdaining is a transitive verb, meaning it requires an object.

2. The word 'disdain' is often used interchangeably with 'scorn' and 'contempt'

3. Disdaining is a complex emotion that involves a strong feeling of dislike or disrespect towards someone or something.

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Related Concepts

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1. Contempt: A strong feeling of disgust or disrespect towards someone or something.

2. Scorn: A feeling of contempt or disdain, especially when expressed in an openly mocking way.

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Quotes

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1. Only in our last days on the peninsula (the arm of Antarctica that polar scientists "disdain" as the "Banana Belt") did we see our first frozen sea …

   - Kate Ford,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},12 June 1998

2. The right eyes him [Thomas Jefferson] suspiciously as a limousine Jacobin so enamored of revolution that he once suggested we should have one every 20 years. The left "disdains" him as your basic race hypocrite.

   - Charles Krauthammer,{it}Time{/it},22 May 2000

3. There is also evidence of epic womanizing that Mr. Schickel mentions but loftily announces that he "disdains" to tell us about.

   - Camille Paglia,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},21 July 1991

4. His vehicle would be a form he both enjoyed and "disdained"—pulp fiction.

   - Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},20 Sept. 1992

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Culture

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Disdaining is often used in literary works to depict characters who have a haughty or arrogant attitude towards others. It can also be used to describe a situation where someone refuses to acknowledge or consider something due to their strong dislike or disbelief.

How to Memorize "disdaining"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the expression on someone's face when they disdain something or someone. Imagine their body language and tone of voice.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'disdain' with 'contempt' or 'scorn'. Think of a haughty or arrogant character when you see or hear the word.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Disdain starts with D, so does Disrespect and Disregard' to remember the meanings of disdain, disrespect, and disregard.

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