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презрительный meaning in English

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презрительный adjective

contemptuous(showing contempt)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈtemp.tʃʊəs] [US: kən.ˈtemp.tʃuːəs]

derogatory(tending to lessen the value of)
adjective
[UK: dɪ.ˈrɒ.ɡət.r̩i] [US: də.ˈrɑː.ɡə.ˌtɔː.ri]

disdainful(showing contempt or scorn)
adjective
[UK: dɪs.ˈdeɪn.fəl] [US: ˌdɪˈs.deɪn.fəl]

haughty [haughtier, haughtiest](disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔː.ti] [US: ˈhɒ.ti]

pejorative(disparaging, belittling or derogatory)
adjective
[UK: pɪ.ˈdʒɒ.rə.tɪv] [US: pə.ˈdʒɔː.rə.tɪv]

scornful(showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
adjective
[UK: ˈskɔːn.fəl] [US: ˈskɔːrn.fəl]

snooty [snootier, snootiest](pompous)
adjective
[UK: ˈsnuː.ti] [US: ˈsnuː.ti]

презрительный отказ noun
{m}

spurn(an act of spurning; a scornful rejection)
noun
[UK: spɜːn] [US: ˈspɝːn]