disdain
disdain definition
dis·dain (dis dān′)
transitive verb
to regard or treat as unworthy or beneath one's dignity; specif., to refuse or reject with aloof contempt or scorn
Etymology: ME disdeinen < OFr desdaignier < VL *disdignare, for LL dedignare < L dedignari < dis-, dis- + dignari: see deign
noun
the feeling, attitude, or expression of disdaining; aloof contempt or scorn
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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