disdain
disdain
s.
desdén, altivez, arrogancia, desaire, desdeño, desprecio, displicencia, menosprecio
v.
desdeñar, despreciar, mirar con desprecio a, mirar por encima del hombro a
disdain
v.- desdeñar | repudiar | rechazar | menospreciar
s.- desdén | desdeño | repudio | rechazo | menosprecio
disdain1
(n.) = desdeño, desprecio, desdén.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
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* gesture of disdain = gesto de desprecio.
* profess + disdain = manifestar desprecio.
disdain2
(v.) = desdeñar.
Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.