disdainful
Definisie in die woordeboek Engels
disdainful
/dɪsˈdeɪn.fʌl/
Definisies
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
adjective
showing contempt or scorn
sinonieme
contemptuous · haughty · lordly · scornful · prideful · sniffy · supercilious · proud · swaggering · disrespectful · insulting
contemptuous · insulting · scornful
expressing extreme contempt
haughty · imperious · lordly · overbearing · prideful · sniffy · supercilious · swaggering
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
grammatika
disdainful ( comparative more disdainful, superlative most disdainful)
disdainful (comparative more disdainful, superlative most disdainful)
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The incredulous considered it, a priori, an insipid and laborious theological game; the theologians disdained it.Literature Literature
Frebec always had the feeling Ranec was being disdainful or making fun of him when he used that subtle ironic tone.Literature Literature
How can they disdain God's gift - their own bodies?Literature Literature
It was suggested that the young people who were turning away from conventional political processes might not be expressing a disdain for the concept of politics per se but rather an intense desire to see politics working in a different way, going beyond its traditional boundaries.UN-2 UN-2
4 That God is holy does not mean that he is smug, haughty, or disdainful of others.jw2019 jw2019
Is there anything more certain, decided, disdainful, contemplative, grave and serious, than a donkey?Literature Literature
They showed it by their disdainful, defiant facial expressions; some were even sucking lollipops to show their contempt.jw2019 jw2019
Why don't we end this mutual disdain once and for all?OpenSubtitles2018.v3 OpenSubtitles2018.v3
He only fights knights and nobles, and disdains facing the common warriors.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix
India’s first and longest-serving prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, spent his political career instilling in his people the habits of democracy: disdain for dictators, respect for parliamentary procedures, and abiding faith in the constitutional system.ProjectSyndicate ProjectSyndicate
A diplomatic cable from 2009, leaked by Wikileaks, shows the disdain by authorities in Mato Grosso do Sul before the demands of the Guaraní-Kaiowá for the land planted by producers for decades.globalvoices globalvoices
El Greco was disdained by the immediate generations after his death because his work was opposed in many respects to the principles of the early baroque style which came to the fore near the beginning of the 17th century and soon supplanted the last surviving traits of the 16th-century Mannerism.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix
We were disdained by English passengers for “lowering British prestige,” but on our part we felt we were elevating Christian prestige by following the examples of Jesus Christ and the missionary and apostle, Paul.jw2019 jw2019
Those attacks show that terrorists know no boundaries; they do not distinguish between race, religion or geography, and they are united in their disdain for life.UN-2 UN-2
Trying not to show my disdain, I removed my coat and lay down on the sofa in a ‘comradely’ way.Literature Literature
I disdain them.OpenSubtitles2018.v3 OpenSubtitles2018.v3
Neo-conservatism has served as a badge of unity for those in the Bush administration advocating an aggressive foreign policy, massive military spending, disdain for international law and institutions, an assault on the welfare state, and a return to “traditional values.”ProjectSyndicate ProjectSyndicate
disdaining even as a littleness the being quick sighted on such points,MIZAN MIZAN
He voiced a "serious disdain for food demigods like Alan Richman, Alice Waters, and Alain Ducasse."WikiMatrix WikiMatrix
His Majesty’s Government is committed to finding a political settlement to the conflict, but the Maoists have time and again displayed their disdain for such a solution.UN-2 UN-2
Rick reveals his disdain for love in the episode "Rick Potion #9", in which he claims that it is "a chemical reaction that compels animals to breed".WikiMatrix WikiMatrix
I kept looking over at John and seeing this dead statue of disdain ...WikiMatrix WikiMatrix
What is more, with manifest disdain for the compromises reached, some governments have succeeded in unravelling earlier agreements and securing special exemptions or interpretations that fit in with their own interests.not-set not-set
The world’s lone superpower, the US, has demonstrated its disdain for supranational institutions and worked assiduously to undermine them.News commentary News commentary
When, balancing himself with his wings and his neck, he got a firm foothold on the bristly back, Fyodor Timofeyitch listlessly and lazily, with manifest disdain, and with an air of scorning his art and not caring a pin for it, climbed on to the sow's back, then reluctantly mounted on to the gander, and stood on his hind legs.chv-corpus chv-corpus
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