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Disdainful vs Hardened - What's the difference?

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Disdainful is a related term of hardened.


As adjectives the difference between disdainful and hardened

is that disdainful is showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy while hardened is unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.

As a verb hardened is

(harden).

disdainful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
    • He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.
    She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them.

    Synonyms

    * despising, scornful, contemptuous

    Antonyms

    * respectful

    Derived terms

    * disdainfully

    hardened

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (harden)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.
  • :* The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.

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