Definition
the feeling that something is unworthy of one's consideration
In a sentence
“He looked at the offer with disdain.”
Similar words
- scorn
- contempt
Related vocabulary
Why this word matters: disdain appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.