dis· dain· ful dis-ˈdān-fəl. : full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : full of or expressing scorn or disdain. a disdainful glare. is disdainful of all modern art. disdainfully.

1 as in contemptuous feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern a disdainful attitude toward people who work as waiters and waitresses Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance contemptuous scornful arrogant abhorrent cruel malicious cavalier fresh hateful impudent disrespectful insolent

full of or showing disdain; scornful. OTHER WORDS FOR disdainful contemptuous, derisive, haughty, supercilious, contumelious. See synonyms for disdainful on Thesaurus.com QUIZ …

adjective. formal uk / dɪsˈdeɪn.f ə l / us / dɪsˈdeɪn.f ə l /. showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest or respect: She cast a …

Adj. 1. disdainful - expressing extreme contempt. contemptuous, insulting, scornful. disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher". 2. disdainful - having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those ...

adjective. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. “some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines”. synonyms: haughty, imperious, lofty, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering. proud.

: feeling strong dislike or disapproval for something or someone you think does not deserve respect : feeling or showing disdain He looked at the waiter with a disdainful glare. a disdainful attitude toward authority — often + of a critic who is disdainful of all modern art — disdainfully adverb He glared disdainfully at the waiter.

Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful adjective. expressing extreme contempt. disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering adjective. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

adjective To be disdainful means to dislike something or someone because you think they are unimportant or not worth your attention . He is highly disdainful of anything to do with the literary establishment. [ + of] Edgar cast a disdainful look at his twin. Synonyms: contemptuous, scornful, arrogant, superior More Synonyms of disdainful

adj. scornful synonyms for disdainful Compare Synonyms aloof arrogant averse contemptuous derisive haughty unsympathetic antipathetic cavalier cold-shoulder contemning cool despising egotistic high-and-mighty hoity-toity indifferent insolent lordly overbearing proud rejecting repudiating scouting sneering snooty supercilious superior toplofty