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What does it mean to treat someone with disdain?
to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult. noun.
What are examples of big words?
13 fancy words to use to boggle people’s minds
- Word: Sesquipedalian.
- Word: Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobic.
- Word: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
- Word: Floccinaucinihilipilification.
- Word: Antidisestablishmentarianism.
- Word: Boondoggle.
- Word: Circumlocution.
- Word: Gasconade.
Why do people make up new words?
A lot of us make up new words. They’re called neologisms and coinages. Making up new words is fun, creative, and—especially when that word addresses a gap in the language—an extremely useful thing to do. The dictionary only includes words that have a specific meaning many people can agree on.”
What causes disdain?
The causes of contempt We can feel contempt because we’ve been hurt, insulted or deeply humiliated. We can also feel contempt towards someone who broke a moral code, such as mistreating, betraying, deceiving or disrespecting us. In fact, contempt is a “moral emotion”.
Do you use big words to make you look smart?
Do you use big words to make you look smart? Do you realize it achieves the opposite? It’s tragic to hear people try to sound smart or educated by using big words. Even more tragic is that people encourage the practice. I guess there’s some logic to thinking that smarter people know more words so they use bigger ones.
Does using big words Make you sound dumb?
More commonly used big words are several syllables long, and often make people feel smart when they say them out loud. Somewhat ironically, however, study after study has shown that using big words usually makes people sound dumb.
Do fancy words Make you sound smart?
You might think that using big, fancy words will make you sound smart, but it can actually have the complete opposite effect. It’s good to emphasize what you know when you’re trying to sound intelligent, but the way you talk about it matters.
Why do people like to use big words?
There are a lot of people who do what you’re describing, use “big words” in a way that is slightly off, or to intimidate or show off. There are also a lot of people, like me, who use unusual words because we *like* words.