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disdain

[ dis-deyn, dih-steyn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.

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  2. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself:

    to disdain replying to an insult.



noun

  1. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.

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disdain

/ »åɪ²õˈ»å±ðɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a feeling or show of superiority and dislike; contempt; scorn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr; may take an infinitive to refuse or reject with disdain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-»å¾±²õ·»å²¹¾±²Ô noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd¾±²õ·»å²¹¾±²Ôi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disdain1

First recorded in 1300–50; (for the verb) Middle English disdainen, from Anglo-French de(s)deigner, equivalent to dis- 1 + deign; noun derivative of the verb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disdain1

C13 dedeyne, from Old French desdeign, from desdeigner to reject as unworthy, from Latin »åŧ»å¾±²µ²ÔÄå°ùÄ«; see dis- 1, deign
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The signs include “identification of enemies as a unifying cause,†“controlled mass media,†“corporate power protected,†“labor power suppressed,†“disdain for intellectuals and the arts,†“obsession with crime and punishment,â€and “rampant cronyism & corruption.â€

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Bonta said the order was more evidence of Trump’s “utter disdain for the rule of law,â€

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And if he does, Tuesday’s Executive Order shows his disdain for it.

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