disdainfulness
- noun
- /dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl.nəs/
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desprecio
- Her disdainfulness was evident in the way she addressed her coworkers as if they were beneath her.
Examples
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His disdainfulness toward the less experienced team members alienated him from the group.
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The teacher's disdainfulness made the students reluctant to participate in class discussions.
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Her disdainfulness was evident in the way she spoke to her colleagues.
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People often dislike his disdainfulness towards those less educated.
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Her disdainfulness was evident in the way she addressed her coworkers as if they were beneath her.
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His disdainfulness toward the less experienced team members alienated him from the group.
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The teacher's disdainfulness made the students reluctant to participate in class discussions.
Synonyms
133
4.8
Being too proud and acting as if you are better than others
131
5.5
A strong feeling that someone or something is worthless and deserves no respect
65
6.5
A feeling of strong dislike and lack of respect
39
5.1
A strong feeling of dislike and no respect
17
7.9
Laughing at or making fun of someone to show you do not respect them
16
7.9
An attitude that shows someone feels more important than others
12
6.3
An attitude of thinking you are better than others because of wealth or class
6
7.9
A lack of respect for people or things that are usually respected
2
9.9
Very rude and hurtful behavior by someone who acts too proud and thinks they are better than others
1
7.9
A way of acting that shows you think you are better than other people
1
7.5
A way of showing you do not value someone's ideas or feelings
1
7.4
A way of behaving like you are better than other people because of money or class
1
8.4
Being someone who thinks they are better than people with less money or social position and looks down on them
1
8.2
Treating someone as if they are less smart or important than you
1
8.1
Rude behavior that shows you think you are better than others
1
4.5
A way of behaving that shows no respect for someone or something
Behaving as if you are better than other people
Treating people as if they are less smart or important
Showing strong dislike and no respect for a person or thing
Antonyms
How Respectful
4
6.0
∞
1.0
71
4.6
1
7.5
131
5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
disdainfulness = disdainful (transparent) = disdain + ful + ness
Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'disdainful', yielding the quality of being disdainful.
Etymology
The word disdainfulness comes from dis- meaning 'not' and the same root as deign, which means 'to lower yourself'. So, disdainfulness is the quality of acting like you are too good for someone or that others are beneath you.