verb
- regarding or treating as unworthy of consideration or respect; scorning
Usage: present participle of disdain
Examples
- She walked past, disdaining his attempts at conversation.
- The critic was disdaining the popular novel as mere entertainment.
- He stood there disdaining their offer of help.
- The aristocrat was disdaining the common people’s concerns.
- Disdaining conventional wisdom, she chose her own path.
- The professor was disdaining students who didn’t prepare for class.