desdém

/dezˈdẽj/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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. disdain

    • Olhou com desdém.

      He looked with disdain.

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

desprezo

Close synonyms for "disdain, contempt."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desdén

desdén is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "disdain."

Practice

1 What does desdém mean?

2 Fill the gap: Olhou com ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desdém?

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