disdainful

[ dis-deyn-fuhl ]

adjective

1. full of or showing disdain; scornful.

   Synonyms: supercilious, haughty, derisive, contemptuous

disdainful

/ dɪsˈdeɪnfʊl /

adjective

1. showing or feeling disdain

Derived Forms

• disˈdainfulness, noun
• disˈdainfully, adverb

Other Words From

• dis·dain·ful·ly adverb
• dis·dain·ful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disdainful¹

First recorded in 1535–45; disdain + -ful

Example Sentences

“Kamala supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners,” a disdainful narrator says.

From Los Angeles Times

He also is openly disdainful of Marissa’s military service, and tells her he’d break up with her if she reenlisted.

From Los Angeles Times

Defiant and at times disdainful of the Biden administration’s stance, their comments made clear the widening rift between Israel and the United States over the war and the prospect of a full-scale invasion of Rafah, where about a million Palestinians are sheltering.

From New York Times

Defiant and at times disdainful of the Biden administration’s stance, their comments made clear the widening rift between Israel and the United States over the war and the prospect of a full-scale invasion of Rafah, where about a million Palestinians are sheltering.

From New York Times

This time he is not just a disdainful bystander but one of the targets of the discontent, challenging him to navigate the treacherous waters of campus politics better than Lyndon B. Johnson did in 1968.

From New York Times

Related Words

• aloof
• arrogant
• averse
• contemptuous
• derisive
• haughty
• unsympathetic