disdain
verb (used with object)
to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
disdained
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past participleof disdain.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disdain.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disdainverb (used with object)to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
Example Sentences
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Air conditioning, long disdained in France, is "no longer taboo at all", Jehanno said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
But the nearer Manzo was to the center of traditional politics, the more he disdained them.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
In a December 1904 message to Congress, Roosevelt disdained any “unmanly” inclination to a “peace of tyrannous terror, the peace of craven weakness, the peace of injustice.”
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
A spokesman pointed me to an interview in which AWS CEO Matt Garman disdained the idea of replacing entry-level staff with AI bots, calling it “one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
He disdained full regalia, except on ceremonial occasions, and dressed instead in impeccable coats and breeches, with tall black riding boots and a dueling blade at his side.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
