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disdain

/dɪsˈdeɪn/

Meanings
noun

Desdén, menosprecio

A feeling of contempt or scorn.

Examples :

"The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away."
El gato miró la comida barata para gatos del supermercado con desdén y se alejó.
emotion attitude character

Related Words

Illustration believing

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

Creer

"I believe there are faeries."

Creo que hay hadas.

Illustration disrespectful

disrespectful adjective

[dɪsɹɪˈspɛktfəɫ]

Irrespetuoso, descortés

"Talking back to your teacher is disrespectful. "

Responderle a tu profesor es una falta de respeto.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration regarded

regarded verb

/ɹɪˈɡɑːdɪd/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪd/

Mirar, observar

"She regarded us warily."

Ella nos miró con cautela.

Illustration supermarket

supermarket noun

/ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/

Supermercado

"I went to the supermarket to buy some food."

Fui al supermercado a comprar comida.

Illustration indignant

indignant adjective

/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/

Indignado

"The student was indignant when the teacher unfairly accused him of cheating. "

El estudiante estaba indignado cuando el profesor lo acusó injustamente de hacer trampa.

Illustration perfectly

perfectly adverb

/ˈpɜːfɪktli/ /ˈpɝfɪktli/

Perfectamente

"They completed the first series perfectly."

Completaron la primera serie perfectamente.

Illustration promises

promises noun

/ˈpɹɒmɪsɪz/ /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪz/

Promesas, juramentos

"if I make a promise, I always stick to it;  he broke his promise"

Si hago una promesa, siempre la cumplo; él rompió su promesa.

Illustration contempt

contempt noun

/kənˈtɛmpt/

Desprecio, menosprecio

"His contempt for the new teacher was obvious; he scoffed at her ideas and ignored her instructions. "

Su desprecio por la nueva profesora era obvio; se burló de sus ideas e ignoró sus instrucciones.

Illustration disdained

disdained verb

/dɪsˈdeɪnd/ /dɪzˈdeɪnd/

Desdeñar, despreciar

"The successful athlete disdained the idea of using performance-enhancing drugs. "

El atleta exitoso desdeñó la idea de usar drogas para mejorar el rendimiento.

Illustration aversion

aversion noun

/əˈvɜːʃn/ /əˈvɝʒn/

Aversión, repugnancia

"Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip."

Debido a su aversión a estar al aire libre, se quejó durante todo el viaje de acampada.

Illustration politician

politician noun

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/ /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

Político, política

"The politician spoke at the school assembly about the importance of community involvement. "

El político habló en la asamblea escolar sobre la importancia de la participación comunitaria.