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dis·dain       [dis-deyn, di-steyn] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
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.
–noun
3.a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
[Origin: 1300–50; (v.) ME disdainen < AF de(s)deigner (see dis-1, deign); (n.) ME disdeyn < AF desdai(g)n, deriv. of the verb]

—Synonyms 1. contemn, spurn. 3. haughtiness, arrogance. See contempt.
—Antonyms 1. accept. 3. admiration.
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dis·dain       (dĭs-dān')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   dis·dained, dis·dain·ing, dis·dains
  1. To regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise.
  2. To consider or reject as beneath oneself.

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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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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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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