Choose the correct synonym for the word: DISDAIN
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Contempt
Disdain means the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's respect or attention, scorn. Its synonym is contempt.
Example: She looked at the cheap souvenirs with disdain.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Astonish | to surprise greatly (a verb about surprise, not about scorn) | The magician's tricks astonished the audience. |
| (2) Contempt (answer) | the feeling that someone or something is worthless and deserves no respect (both words name the same feeling of looking down on someone) | He spoke of the corrupt officials with open contempt. |
| (3) Destruction | the act of damaging something so badly that it no longer exists (it is not a feeling) | The earthquake caused great destruction in the town. |
| (4) Exhaustion | extreme tiredness (it has nothing to do with looking down on someone) | After the marathon he collapsed from exhaustion. |
| Synonyms of disdain: contempt, scorn, derision, disregard Antonyms of disdain: respect, admiration, esteem, regard Also asked in CUET (UG): disdain – 21-05-2026 Slot 1, 11-06-2023 Slot 1 contempt – 19-07-2024 Slot 1, 11-06-2023 Slot 1 |