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},
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}
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"word": "degrading"
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"word": "disrespectful"
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"word": "sneerful"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pahárdlivy",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "пага́рдлівы"
},
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"roman": "prezrítelen",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
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{
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "пренебрежи́телен"
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "輕蔑的"
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"roman": "qīngmiè de",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "轻蔑的"
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{
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"roman": "wǔrǔ de, wūrǔ de",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "侮辱的"
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{
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "laatdunkend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "minachtend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "neerbuigend"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
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"word": "dédaigneux"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "geringschätzig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "verächtlich"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akatádektos",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "ακατάδεκτος"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "sprezzante"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
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"word": "disdegnoso"
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "fastōsus"
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{
"code": "enm",
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "disdeynous"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "foraktelig"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "pogardliwy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "disprețuitor"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prezrítelʹnyj",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "презри́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "prenebrežítelʹnyj",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "пренебрежи́тельный"
},
{
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "desdeñoso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "displicente"
},
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "föraktfull"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prezýrlyvyj",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "прези́рливий"
},
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pohórdlyvyj",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "пого́рдливий"
}
]
}
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}
],
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"tags": [
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{
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"word": "arrogant"
},
{
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"word": "bumptious"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "entitled"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "imperious"
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{
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"word": "magisterial"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "overconfident"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "presumptuous"
},
{
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"word": "supercilious"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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"word": "abusive"
},
{
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"word": "condescending"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "degrading"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "disparaging"
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{
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"word": "patronizing"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back."
},
{
"text": "She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them."
}
],
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],
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"word": "despising"
},
{
"word": "scornful"
},
{
"word": "contemptuous"
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{
"tags": [
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"word": "disdainfull"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "belittling"
},
{
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"word": "deprecative"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "derogative"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "disdainful"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "dismissive"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "disrespectful"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"tags": [
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"word": "slight"
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{
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"word": "slighting"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "sneerful"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:disdainful",
"word": "sniffy"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pahárdlivy",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "пага́рдлівы"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prezrítelen",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "презри́телен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prenebrežítelen",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "пренебрежи́телен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "輕蔑的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qīngmiè de",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "轻蔑的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wǔrǔ de, wūrǔ de",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "侮辱的"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "laatdunkend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "minachtend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "neerbuigend"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "dédaigneux"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "geringschätzig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "verächtlich"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akatádektos",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "ακατάδεκτος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "sprezzante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "disdegnoso"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "fastōsus"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "disdeynous"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "foraktelig"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "pogardliwy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "disprețuitor"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "презри́тельный"
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"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "пренебрежи́тельный"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "desdeñoso"
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"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "displicente"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "föraktfull"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "prezýrlyvyj",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "прези́рливий"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pohórdlyvyj",
"sense": "showing contempt or scorn",
"word": "пого́рдливий"
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