Which of the following best defines disdain?

• A. The feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they are not important and do not deserve any interest, respect, notice, response, etc.
• B. A sense of deep respect
• C. A refusal to participate
• D. An eagerness to please

Answer: (A)

Disdain is a strong feeling of contempt or scorn toward someone or something, where you judge them as unworthy of attention or respect. The choice that describes not liking someone or something and thinking they are unimportant and do not deserve any interest, respect, or notice matches that sense of dismissive contempt precisely. It captures not just dislike but a judgment that the subject is beneath consideration. The other options reflect opposite ideas or different attitudes: a sense of deep respect is reverence, not disdain; a refusal to participate is about opting out rather than judging someone’s worth; an eagerness to please is about serving others, not scorn. So the described definition best conveys the feeling of disdain.