7 dictionary results for: Disdain
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dis·dain
[dis-deyn, di-steyn] Pronunciation Key
[dis-deyn, di-steyn] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. |
| 2. | to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult. |
| 3. | a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn. |
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| dis·dain
(dĭs-dān') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dis·dained, dis·dain·ing, dis·dains
n. A feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn. [Middle English disdeinen, from Old French desdeignier, from Vulgar Latin *disdignāre, from Latin dēdignārī : dē-, de- + dignārī, to deem worthy (from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots).] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
disdain
disdain
c.1290, from O.Fr. desdeignier, from des- "do the opposite of" + deignier "treat as worthy" (see deign).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| disdain | |
noun | |
| 1. | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: contempt] |
| 2. | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient [syn: condescension] |
verb | |
| 1. | look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" [syn: contemn] |
| 2. | reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: reject] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Disdain
Dis*dain"\ (?; 277), n. [OE. desdain, disdein, OF. desdein, desdaing, F. d['e]dain, fr. the verb. See Disdain, v. t.]1. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn. How my soul is moved with just disdain! --Pope. Note: Often implying an idea of haughtiness. Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes. --Shak. 2. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion. [Obs.] Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile disdain. --Spenser. 3. The state of being despised; shame. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Haughtiness; scorn; contempt; arrogance; pride. See Haughtiness.
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Disdain
Dis*dain"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disdained; p. pr. & vb. n. Disdaining.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF. desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d['e]daigner; des- (L. dis-) + daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See Deign.]1. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act. Disdaining . . . that any should bear the armor of the best knight living. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character, etc. When the Philistine . . . saw Dawid, he disdained him; for he was but a youth. --1 Sam. xvii. 42. 'T is great, 't manly to disdain disguise. --Young. Syn: To contemn; despise; scorn. See Contemn.
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Disdain
Dis*dain"\, v. i. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did . . . they disdained. --Genevan Testament (Matt. xxi. 15).
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