disdainful

Meaning

Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.

Synonyms

scornful
contemptuous
47k
haughty
28k
arrogant
C1
supercilious
sniffy
insulting
C1
overbearing
25k
snobbish
43k
lordly
insolent
C2
imperious
self-important
47k
proud
A2
swaggering
conceited
C2
despising
disparaging
46k
prideful
47k
slighting
envious
C2
irreverent
jealous
B1
lofty
20k
domineering
40k
orgulous
disdaining
pejorative

feeling contempt

depreciatory
depreciative
deprecative
sneery
deprecating
contemptible
30k
stout
C2
cavalier
C2
superior
B2
base
B1
vile
C1

haught

contemptous

high-hat
fastidious
44k
Translations

dédaigneux
sprezzante
desdeñoso
sdegnoso
verächtlich
schnöde
orgueilleux
disdegnoso

geringschätzig

verachtungsvoll

verachtelijk
hooghartig
altier
hautain
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/
Etymology

From disdain + -ful.

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