Disdain and Empathy

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Disdain

Disdain noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
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Empathy is an antonym for disdain.
Nearby Words: disdainful, disdained, disdainfully, disdaining

Empathy

Empathy noun - Understanding and entering into another's feelings.
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Antonyms for Empathy
Disdain is an antonym for empathy in understanding topic.
Nearby Words: empathize, empathise, empathizing, empathising
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  • Big Bad and sort of Shadow Archetype to Kamille Paptimus Scirocco is similar but has incredible disdain for people and an extreme Lack of Empathy, which he compensates for with his Psychic Powers.
    Source: Ambiguous Disorder
  • Video Game / Remember Me He really does have her and the world's best interests in mind, but his lack of empathy and his disdain for the privileged civilians whose lives they either end or ruin foreshadow that he is a little unstable — and also that he's a machine.
    Source: Video Game / Remember Me
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