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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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