disdain
[ dis-deyn, dih-steyn ]
/ dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪn /
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verb (used with object)
to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult.
noun
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
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Origin of disdain
synonym study for disdain
3. See contempt.
OTHER WORDS FROM disdain
self-dis·dain, nounun·dis·dain·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for disdain
disdain
/ (dɪsˈdeɪn) /
noun
a feeling or show of superiority and dislike; contempt; scorn
verb
(tr; may take an infinitive) to refuse or reject with disdain
Word Origin for disdain
C13 dedeyne, from Old French desdeign, from desdeigner to reject as unworthy, from Latin dēdignārī; see dis- 1, deign
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