disdain

Day 23Level 3

dis-DEYN

despise

to look upon or treat with contempt; consider beneath oneself

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

despise, scorn, spurn

Antonyms:

admire, favor, praise

Example Sentence:

The new president has a serious disdain for the companies who exploit their workers and is planning to pass a law to prevent such exploitation.

Related Words

hate

ab-HAWR

to hate, to detest

polite and friendly

AF-uh-buhl

polite and friendly

combine

uh-MAL-guh-mayt

blend; combine into a whole

adage

AP-uh-them

a witty or terse remark; adage

approval

ap-ruh-BAY-shuhn

an expression of approval or praise

fleet of ships

ahr-MAH-duh

fleet of ships; a large group of moving things