Definition
Showing contempt or scorn; expressing the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of consideration or respect. It implies an attitude of superiority and dismissal.
Etymology
From Old French 'desdaignier,' meaning 'to scorn,' composed of 'des-' (away) and 'daignier' (to deign). The word suggests not deigning to consider something worthy, entering English in the 14th century with aristocratic connotations.
Kelly Says
Break it down: 'dis-dain' sounds like 'dis-deign' - you refuse to deign (lower yourself) to acknowledge something! This attitude word often appears in character analysis passages.
Translations
ARالعربية
استهتاري
istih.tārī
CACatalà
menyspreable
mən.spre.ə.ble
CSČeština
pohrdlivý
poɦr̩d.livɪ
DADansk
foragtelig
foˈʁaɡəlɪ
DEDeutsch
verachtungsvoll
fɛˈʁax.tuŋs.fɔl
ELΕλληνικά
εξευτελιστικός
eks.e.u.te.li.sti.kós
ESEspañol
despreciativo
des.pre.si.a.ti.vo
FAفارسی
تحقیرآمیز
taḥqīr āmīz
FISuomi
halveksiva
hal.vek.si.va
FRFrançais
dédaigneux
de.dɛɲø
HIहिन्दी
तिरस्कारपूर्ण
tiraskārpoṛṇ
HUMagyar
megvető
meg.vetø
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghina
məŋ.hi.na
IGIG
ikpe na-akwado
i.kpe na.a.kwa.do
ITItaliano
disprezzante
dis.pretˈsante
KO한국어
경멸적인
gyeong.myeol.jeog.in
MSBahasa Melayu
hina
hi.na
NLNederlands
minachtend
mɪ.nax.tənt
NONorsk
foraktfull
foˈʁak.tfʉl
PLPolski
pogardliwy
pɔɡar.dli.vɨ
PTPortuguês
desdenhoso
dez.deˈno.zu
RORomână
disprețuitor
dis.pre.ʦu.jtor
RUРусский
презрительный
prezritelnyy
SVSvenska
föraktfull
fœrˈak.tfʉl
SWKiswahili
dunia
du.ni.a
TEతెలుగు
అవమానకరమైన
avamāna.kara.mayina
TLTL
mapanghamon
ma.pang.ha.mon
TRTürkçe
küçümseyici
kyu.tʃym.se.yi.tʃi
UKУкраїнська
зневажливий
znevazhlyvyy
URاردو
تذلیل آمیز
tazlīl āmīz
VITiếng Việt
khinh thường
khi.nh thuo.ng
YOYO
ṣe àṣeyọri
ʃe a.ʃe.yo.ri