disdain
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/dɪsˈdeɪn/
/dɪsˈdeɪn/
Formal
- 1 küçümsemek, hor görmek, (bir şeye) burun kıvırmak
- 2 (bir şeyi yapmaya) tenezzül etmemek
Definition (English)
- To feel that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention.
- To refuse to do something because you think you are too good or too important to do it.
Example Sentences
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He disdains anyone who hasn't been to university.Üniversiteye gitmemiş herkesi küçümser.
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As a teenager, I disdained my parents' taste in music.Ergenlik yıllarımda annemle babamın müzik zevkine burun kıvırırdım.
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He disdained to answer such a rude question.Böyle kaba bir soruyu cevaplamaya tenezzül etmedi.
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The famous chef disdains to use ready-made sauces.Ünlü şef hazır sos kullanmaya tenezzül etmiyor.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
disdain
/dɪsˈdeɪn/
Past
disdained
/dɪsˈdeɪnd/
Participle
disdained
/dɪsˈdeɪnd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑eddisdain → disdained
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. disdained /dɪsˈdeɪnd/
Synonyms
Antonyms
Collocations
disdain someonedisdain something as somethingdisdain to do somethingopenly disdain