Disdain vs Sarcasm - What's the difference?
disdain | sarcasm |
(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
* William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing :
(obsolete) That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.
* Spenser
(obsolete) The state of being despised; shame.
To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.
* Bible, 1 Sam. xvii. 42
* The Qur'an, trans. , verse 170
*:The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, is but the apostle of God and His Word, […] The Messiah doth surely not disdain' to be a servant of God, nor do the angels who are nigh to Him ; and whosoever '''disdains''' His service and is too proud, He will gather them altogether to Himself. But as for those who believe and do what is right, He will pay their hire and will give increase to them of His grace. But as for those who ' disdain and are too proud, He will punish them with a grievous woe, and they shall not find for them other than God a patron or a help.
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times
, passage=The country’s first black president, and its first president to reach adulthood after the Vietnam War and Watergate, Mr. Obama seemed like a digital-age leader who could at last dislodge the stalemate between those who clung to the government of the Great Society, on the one hand, and those who disdained the very idea of government, on the other.}}
(obsolete) To be indignant or offended.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XXI:
(uncountable) A sharp form of humor, intended to hurt, that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm , he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.}}
(countable) An act of sarcasm.
In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between disdain and sarcasm
is that disdain is (uncountable) a feeling of contempt or scorn while sarcasm is (uncountable) a sharp form of humor, intended to hurt, that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.As nouns the difference between disdain and sarcasm
is that disdain is (uncountable) a feeling of contempt or scorn while sarcasm is (uncountable) a sharp form of humor, intended to hurt, that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.As a verb disdain
is to regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.disdain
English
Noun
(-)- The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.
- Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.
- Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile disdain .
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* condescension, contempt, scorn * See alsoDerived terms
* disdainfulVerb
(en verb)- When the Philistine saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth.
citation
- When the chefe prestes and scribes sawe, the marveylles that he dyd [...], they desdayned , and sayde unto hym: hearest thou what these saye?
