What is another word for disdain ?

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect

patronizing^US

rancor^US

patronising^UK

disinclination towards

chip on your shoulder

furor^US

furore^UK

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“His eyes blaze with contempt and disdain for you and your people.”

Noun

Arrogance, or feelings of superiority

pretence^UK

pretense^US

exaggerated self-opinion

feeling of superiority

high opinion of oneself

amour-propre

bragging

good opinion of oneself

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“But her arrogance and disdain are not reserved for the upper castes and upper classes only.”

Noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

pulling someone's chain

backhanded compliment

rancor^US

black humor^US

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Noun

Disregard of the authority and character of a superior

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

ungentlemanly behaviour

misbehavior^US

lack of consideration

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Noun

An insult, or that which is interpreted as one

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

character assassination

critical remark

blow to one's pride

back-handed compliment

uncomplimentary remark

pulling someone's chain

rancor^US

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Noun

Offensive and abusive language or behaviour

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

character assassination

rap over the knuckles

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Noun

A lack of care, interest or concern

lack of concern about

lack of enthusiasm about

failure to pay attention to

non-performance of duty

unconsciousness

feebleness

contributory negligence

non-fulfilment of duty

sense of security

disdaining

lack of proper care and attention

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

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Noun

looking on the black side

Hatred of, or disillusionment with, society or mankind

misanthropy

skepticism^US

scepticism^UK

expectation of the worst

low spirits

negativism

bad attitude

chip on your shoulder

looking on the dark side

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Noun

Bitterness, harshness or anger in one's feeling or expression

rancor^US

chip on your shoulder

furor^US

furore^UK

unwillingness to forgive

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Verb

give someone the brush-off

To consider to be unworthy of one's consideration

be contemptuous about

turn your nose up at

look down one's nose at

turn up one's nose at

minimize^US

minimise^UK

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

give the cold shoulder to

satirize^US

criticize^US

satirise^UK

marginalize^US

criticise^UK

marginalise^UK

give the cold shoulder

give someone the go-by

tell someone to get lost

look right through someone

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

jab

dig

give someone a rollicking

refuse to acknowledge

treat disrespectfully

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

stigmatize^US

pummel^US

scandalize^US

stigmatise^UK

pummelled^UK

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

belabor^US

belabour^UK

give someone a bad press

give someone a roasting

sully the reputation of

rap over the knuckles

find lacking

read the riot act

nitpick over

give someone a bollocking

demonize^US

demonise^UK

run a smear campaign against

cut to the quick

tear apart

blacken someone's name

give something a battering

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

tell off

blacken the character of

sully someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

not do justice to

give someone a dressing-down

pitch into

give someone an earful

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

express a poor opinion of

dehumanize^US

give something a bad press

dehumanise^UK

write false reports about

pull up

spread tales about

mark wrong

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

tick off

drag name through mud

slap someone's wrist

give the business

give someone what for

give someone some stick

kick up a stink about

give someone a wigging

drag someone's name through the mire

take issue with

be wrong about

take exception to

bite someone's head off

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

set too little store by

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

lash out

snap someone's head off

speak of with disfavour

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

hurt somebody's feelings

mark down

snipe at

take swipe at

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

defame someone's character

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

go on at

lose one's temper with

put on the mat

jump down someone's throat

take to the woodshed

slap down

keep after

have someone on the carpet

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

protest against

take issue

frown upon

express disagreement with

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“The rich were not to disdain the poor but were to learn to love them.”

Verb

To feel or express contempt, disgust or scorn for

feel aversion towards

feel repugnance towards

regard with repugnance

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel disgust towards

feel hostility towards

feel repugnance toward

have a strong aversion to

bear a grudge against

feel revulsion towards

have aversion to

not be able to stomach

be unable to tolerate

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“Those who disdain wealth as crass materialism need to understand that wealth is one of the biggest life-saving factors in the world.”

Verb

To refuse to do (something) from feelings of pride or superiority

“The men of intelligence and moral worth would disdain to contend for such degraded honors.”

Verb

give someone the brush-off

To rebuff, ignore, or spurn (someone)

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give the cold shoulder

give someone the go-by

give someone the big E

leave out in the cold

send to Coventry

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

have nothing to do with

look straight through

keep one's distance from

hand someone the frozen mitt

leave off

have nothing more to do with

bin off

give someone the push

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“We must not feel the need to pity, judge or disdain them.”

Verb

To have a strong dislike or aversion to

have a strong aversion to

be unable to tolerate

have a low opinion of

look down one's nose at

indicate disapproval of

feel aversion towards

feel repugnance towards

feel distaste for

be down on

take dim view of

regard with repugnance

bear a grudge against

feel malice to

feel revulsion towards

look down one's nose on

have a poor opinion of

not be able to stomach

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel hostility towards

feel repugnance toward

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Verb

give someone the brush-off

To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

give something a miss

give the thumbs down to

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

sit out

give the cold shoulder

axe^UK

ax^US

restrain oneself from

freeze out

leave out

prevent oneself from

give someone the go-by

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

not take advantage of

refuse to take advantage of

say ‘no’ to

yield

desert

look down one's nose at

fail to take advantage of

ostracize^US

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

ostracise^UK

keep one's distance from

baulk^UK

balk^US

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Verb

To be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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