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haughty — [hôt′ē] adj. haughtier, haughtiest [ME haut, high, haughty < OFr, high < altus (with h after Frank * hoh, high) + Y3: gh prob. inserted by analogy with NAUGHTY] 1. having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for … English World dictionary
Contempt — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contempt >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contempt contempt disdain scorn sovereign contempt Sgm: N 1 despisal despisal despiciency Sgm: N 1 despisement despisement Sgm: N 1 vilipendency| vilipendency| … English dictionary for students
contempt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of disdain Nouns 1. contempt, contemptuousness, disdain, scorn, despisal, contumely; detraction, disapprobation; derision, disrespect; defiance; arrogance (see insolence); ridicule, mockery; hoot … English dictionary for students
haughty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. overbearing, arrogant, supercilious, proud, lordly, superior. See contempt, insolence. Ant., modest, humble. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. arrogant, disdainful, proud; see egotistic 2 , proud 2 . See… … English dictionary for students
disdain — I noun abhorrence, abjuration, abnegation, act of despising, act of discrediting, act of loathing, act of scorning, act of shunning, act of spurning, act of taunting, airs, arrogance, contempt, contemptio, contemptuousness, contumeliousness,… … Law dictionary
disdain — /dis dayn , di stayn /, v.t. 1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. 2. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult. n. 3. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as… … Universalium
disdain — dis•dain [[t]dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn 2) to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.: to disdain replying to an insult[/ex] 3) a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy;… … From formal English to slang
disdain — /dɪsˈdeɪn / (say dis dayn) verb (t) 1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. 2. to think unworthy of notice, performance, etc.; consider beneath oneself. –noun 3. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty… …
Pontiac's Rebellion — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Pontiac s Rebellion caption=In a famous council on April 27, 1763, Pontiac urged listeners to rise up against the British. date=1763–1766 place=Great Lakes region of North America result=Military stalemate;… … Wikipedia
Pontiac's War — Pontiac s Rebellion In a famous council on April 27, 1763, Pontiac urged listeners to rise up against the British. (19th century engraving by Alfred Bobbet) … Wikipedia
