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disdained

[/dɪsˈdeɪnd/]
verb (past tense and past participle)
desprezou
1. Treated or regarded with contempt or scorn; showed disdain toward someone or something
He disdained the offer as beneath him.
Ele desprezou a oferta por considerá-la indigna dele.
2. Refused or rejected something with contempt
She disdained to associate with people of lower status.
Ela recusou-se com desdém a se associar com pessoas de status inferior.
NYC Slang
dissed
Synonyms
scorneddespisedcontemnedrejectedspurnedlooked down upon
Antonyms
respectedadmiredhonoredvaluedappreciated

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desprezou
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
desprezou
Standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
desprezou
Standard usage, sometimes with added emphasis
Portugal
desprezou
Standard usage; may also use 'olhou com desdém para'

Related Idioms & Phrases

disdain for
turn one's nose up at
look down one's nose at
beneath contempt
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