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Meanings of disdain (disdains) in English
Portuguese
condescendência Spanish
desdén A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient.
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Examples for "despite"
Examples for "despite"
1
However, despite the strides forward, these crimes continue to blight South Africa.
2
The energy sector remains a credit risk, too, despite rising oil prices.
3
In Europe, consumer confidence deteriorated in July despite expectations of an improvement.
4
That's despite a dip in the number of new cases reported yesterday.
5
Knees, despite much design work, continue to be the Duplex-5's Achilles' heel.
1
A contempt of a court order, or re-offending, may result in imprisonment.
2
Savedra often thought he held all the Octagon Court in equal contempt.
3
As a result, he has withering contempt for environmentalists' opposition to fracking.
4
The contempt process can start in either the House or the Senate.
5
Your brother has already given me an earful of contempt today, Tala.
1
I laughed the idea to scorn; you maintained that it was possible.
2
In other words, don't open him up to public scorn or liability.
3
Maurice Latey, working on the German Service, poured scorn on the offer.
4
The first two commands he obeyed; the third he treated with scorn.
5
Western countries pour scorn on Russia's denials that it aids the rebels.
Usage of disdains in English
1
In the last there is a certain rashness which the first disdains,-
2
Not only does he despise materialism; he also disdains rationality and calculation.
3
The anarchist, Love, steps in and disdains all laws, rules and regulations.
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His rude courage disdains compassion, and therefore excites it the more powerfully.
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A great chief disdains to give thee the death of a warrior.
6
There are very few endowed with that thoughtful pride which disdains surfaces.
7
Is there not a certain manliness about him, that disdains to mislead?
8
Gatty for ever smiles upon you; and Frontlet disdains to see you smile.
9
He disdains answers for the questions that might bother a more literal-minded reader.
10
A butcher of the higher class disdains to ticket his meat.
11
She disdains a daily interference with the affairs of other countries.
12
Theirs was the kind of hospitality which disdains apology or pretence.
13
History disdains to follow further the career of the renegade, traitor, end assassin.
14
What the supreme power disdains to avert, it is our duty to avenge.
15
Midway drunkenness disdains to think: all arms were raised, and destruction was impending.
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Ajax keeps at a sullen distance, and disdains to answer him.
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