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disdain

dis·dain

UK/dɪsˈdeɪn/ US/dɪˈsteɪn/ uncommon obsolete
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

look down on with disdain

  • “He despises the people he has to work for”
  • “The professor scorns the students who don”
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2.

reject with contempt

  • “She spurned his advances”
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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”
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2.

Origin

From Middle English disdeynen, from Old French desdeignier (modern French dédaigner).

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