Disdain in English

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Definition of disdain in English:

disdain

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈdeɪn/
NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect:her upper lip curled in disdainan aristocratic disdain for manual labour

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VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

1Consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration:he disdained his patients as an inferior rabble

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1.1Refuse to do (something) from feelings of pride or superiority:she remained standing, pointedly disdaining his invitation to sit down[WITH INFINITIVE]: he disdained to discuss the matter further

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Origin

Middle English: from Old French desdeign (noun),desdeignier (verb), based on Latin dedignari, from de-(expressing reversal) + dignari ‘consider worthy’ (from dignus ‘worthy’).

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