Word

disdain, v.
(disdained, disdaining, disdains)
freq. cnt. 3

look down on with disdain
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

contemn despise disdain scorn

sample sentences

"He despises the people he has to work for"
"The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

despising despisal

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scorn scorn scorner

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disdain

semantic pointers

hypernym

hate, detest

hyponym

look down on

reject with contempt
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

disdain freeze off pooh-pooh reject scorn spurn turn down

sample sentences

"She spurned his advances"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spurner

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rejective reject

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scorner

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turndown

semantic pointers

verb group

reject, refuse, turn down, decline, pass up turn away, reject, turn down, refuse

hypernym

refuse, decline

hyponym

rebuff, snub, repel