disdain

/dɪsˈdeɪn/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. desdén

    • She treated the offer with disdain.

      Trató la oferta con desdén.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hohn

Close — scorn and disdain overlap.

French

mépris

Close — disdain relates to scorn, contempt.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa disdain?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She treated the offer with ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a disdain?

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