disdain

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From Middle English disdeynen, from Old French desdeignier (modern French dédaigner).

114 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: اِزْدِرَاء (izdirāʔ) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Armenian: արհամարհանք (arhamarhankʻ) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Armenian: քամահրանք (kʻamahrankʻ) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Belarusian: пага́рда (pahárda) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Bulgarian: презрение (prezrenie) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Bulgarian: пренебрежение (prenebreženie) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Chinese Mandarin: 鄙棄 /鄙弃 (bǐqì) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Chinese Mandarin: 不屑 (bùxiè) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Chinese Mandarin: 蔑視 /蔑视 (mièshì) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Czech: pohrdání — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Czech: opovržení — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Czech: despekt — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Czech: přezírání — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Danish: despekt — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Danish: foragt — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Dutch: ongenoegen — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Dutch: verachting — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Esperanto: malestimo — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Finnish: halveksunta — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Finnish: väheksyntä — feeling of contempt or scorn
• French: dédain — feeling of contempt or scorn
• French: mépris — feeling of contempt or scorn
• German: Verachtung — feeling of contempt or scorn
• German: Geringschätzung — feeling of contempt or scorn
• German: Missachtung — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Ancient Greek: ὑπεροψίᾱ (huperopsíā) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Hebrew: בוז (buz) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Hindi: तिरस्कार (tiraskār) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Hungarian: megvetés — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Irish: dímheas — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Italian: sdegno — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Italian: disdegno — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Italian: disprezzo — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Japanese: 唾棄 (daki) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Japanese: 軽蔑 (keibetsu) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Japanese: 軽侮 (keibu) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Japanese: 侮蔑 (bubetsu) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Korean: 경멸 (gyeongmyeol) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Latin: despectio — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Latin: fastus — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Middle English: disdeyne — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Norwegian Bokmål: forakt — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: forakt — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Polish: pogarda — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Portuguese: desdém — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Portuguese: desprezo — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Romanian: desconsiderare — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Romanian: dispreț — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Russian: презре́ние (prezrénije) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Russian: пренебреже́ние (prenebrežénije) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Scottish Gaelic: tàire — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Scottish Gaelic: dìmeas — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Serbo-Croatian: презир — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Serbo-Croatian: пријезир — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Serbo-Croatian: prezir — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Serbo-Croatian: prijezir — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Sicilian: sdincu — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Spanish: desdén — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Spanish: desprecio — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Spanish: desdeño — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Swedish: förakt — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Ukrainian: прези́рство (prezýrstvo) — feeling of contempt or scorn
• Arabic: احتقر (iḥtaʔar) — to regard with strong contempt
• Armenian: արհամարհել (arhamarhel) — to regard with strong contempt
• Armenian: քամահրել (kʻamahrel) — to regard with strong contempt
• Bulgarian: презирам (preziram) — to regard with strong contempt
• Chinese Mandarin: 鄙棄 /鄙弃 (bǐqì) — to regard with strong contempt
• Chinese Mandarin: 不屑 (bùxiè) — to regard with strong contempt
• Chinese Mandarin: 蔑視 /蔑视 (mièshì) — to regard with strong contempt
• Chinese Mandarin: 輕蔑 /轻蔑 (qīngmiè) — to regard with strong contempt
• Czech: pohrdat — to regard with strong contempt
• Czech: opovrhovat — to regard with strong contempt
• Dutch: minachten — to regard with strong contempt
• Dutch: versmaden — to regard with strong contempt
• Finnish: halveksua — to regard with strong contempt
• French: dédaigner — to regard with strong contempt
• French: mépriser — to regard with strong contempt
• German: verachten — to regard with strong contempt
• German: verschmähen — to regard with strong contempt
• Hebrew: בָּז (báz) — to regard with strong contempt
• Hindi: तिरस्कार (tiraskār) — to regard with strong contempt
• Hungarian: megvet — to regard with strong contempt
• Italian: sdegnare — to regard with strong contempt
• Italian: sprezzare — to regard with strong contempt
• Italian: spregiare — to regard with strong contempt
• Japanese: 見下す (mikudasu) — to regard with strong contempt
• Japanese: 蔑む (sagesumu) — to regard with strong contempt
• Japanese: 唾棄する (daki suru) — to regard with strong contempt
• Japanese: 軽蔑する (keibetsu suru) — to regard with strong contempt
• Japanese: 軽侮する (keibu suru) — to regard with strong contempt
• Latin: despicio — to regard with strong contempt
• Latin: dēdignor — to regard with strong contempt
• Latin: aspernor — to regard with strong contempt
• Māori: whakatoa — to regard with strong contempt
• Māori: whakatoatoa — to regard with strong contempt
• Māori: tamatama — to regard with strong contempt
• Māori: tokoreko — to regard with strong contempt
• Māori: whakareko — to regard with strong contempt
• Māori: whakakurīmōri — to regard with strong contempt
• Māori: whakapuw(h)eto — to regard with strong contempt
• Māori: whakamanumanu — to regard with strong contempt
• Middle English: disdeynen — to regard with strong contempt
• Norwegian: forakte — to regard with strong contempt
• Norwegian: kimse av — to regard with strong contempt
• Polish: gardzić — to regard with strong contempt
• Portuguese: desdenhar — to regard with strong contempt
• Portuguese: desprezar — to regard with strong contempt
• Russian: презира́ть (prezirátʹ) — to regard with strong contempt
• Russian: презре́ть (prezrétʹ) — to regard with strong contempt
• Scottish Gaelic: tàire — to regard with strong contempt
• Sicilian: sdincari — to regard with strong contempt
• Spanish: desdeñar — to regard with strong contempt
• Spanish: despreciar — to regard with strong contempt
• Swedish: förakta — to regard with strong contempt