disdain
What does "disdain" mean?
Disdain is a feeling of intense dislike or contempt combined with a sense of superiority. It is the mental equivalent of looking down your nose at someone or something, believing that the object of your attention is beneath your notice or unworthy of your respect. It is a formal word, often used in professional or literary contexts to describe a cold, dismissive attitude. You might show disdain for a poor-quality proposal or a person whose actions you find morally beneath you. It is stronger than mere dislike; it carries a weight of arrogance.
"disdain" in conversation
Work meeting
Did you see how he looked at my project?
Did you see how he looked at my project?
Yeah, he had complete disdain for your data.
Yeah, he had complete disdain for your data.
Used here to describe a professional dismissal based on perceived inferiority.
Social gathering
Why is she acting so cold?
Why is she acting so cold?
She treats everyone with disdain if they haven't been to art school.
She treats everyone with disdain if they haven't been to art school.
Highlights the arrogance often associated with feeling superior to others.
"disdain" in a sentence
He looked at the messy room with disdain.
He looked at the messy room with disdain.
She treated the suggestions of her colleagues with open disdain.
She treated the suggestions of her colleagues with open disdain.
The critic viewed the popular blockbuster with such disdain that he refused to even finish watching it.
The critic viewed the popular blockbuster with such disdain that he refused to even finish watching it.
