เหยียดหยาม(yìiat yăam)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] disdain; scorn; insult

to treat someone with contempt or scorn; to belittle or insult

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperเหยียดหยามyìiat yăamเหยียดหยามyìiat yăam1[to] disdain; scorn; insult2contemptuous; scornful (tone/attitude)คนทำงานkon tam ngaanคนทำงานkon tam ngaan1worker; employee; working person2working people; workforce (collective)บริการbor-rí-gaanบริการbor-rí-gaan1service2customer service; services sector3[to] serve; provide service toด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toคำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingดูถูกdoo tòokดูถูกdoo tòok1[to] insult; belittle [sb]2[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]
He shouldn’t belittle service workers with insulting words.
2AdjectiveC1

contemptuous; scornful (tone/attitude)

showing or expressing contempt, scorn, or disdain toward someone or something

Examples

น้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)เหยียดหยามyìiat yăamเหยียดหยามyìiat yăam1[to] disdain; scorn; insult2contemptuous; scornful (tone/attitude)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyอึดอัดèut àtอึดอัดèut àt1stuffy; cramped2uncomfortable; constrained3awkward; ill at ease (social)4tightness in chest; hard to breathe
His tone sounded very scornful, making everyone uncomfortable.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หยามเหยียดyăam yìiatหยามเหยียดyăam yìiat[to] look down on [sb]; [to] belittle [sb]

[to] look down on [sb]; [to] belittle [sb]

เหยียดหยันyìiat yănเหยียดหยันyìiat yăn[to] scorn; [to] belittle; [to] look down on [sb]

[to] scorn; [to] belittle; [to] look down on [sb]

ดูหมิ่นdoo mìnดูหมิ่นdoo mìn1[to] insult; disparage2[to] hold in contempt; insult (formal/legal)
  • [to] insult; disparage
  • [to] hold in contempt; insult (formal/legal)
ดูถูกdoo tòokดูถูกdoo tòok1[to] insult; belittle [sb]2[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]
  • [to] insult; belittle [sb]
  • [to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]
ดูแคลนdoo klaenดูแคลนdoo klaen1[to] look down on; despise; disparage2[to] underestimate
  • [to] look down on; despise; disparage
  • [to] underestimate

Word Breakdown

เหยียดyìiatเหยียดyìiat1[to] stretch; extend2[to] disparage; look down on3discriminatory; racist (as modifier)4straight; outstretchedPart 1
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หยามyăamหยามyăam1[to] insult; disdain2[to] look down on; underrate (disrespectfully)Part 2
เหยียดหยามyìiat yăamเหยียดหยามyìiat yăam[to] disdain; scorn; insult