Disdain Definition

dĭs-dān

disdained, disdaining, disdains

verb

disdained, disdaining, disdains

To regard or treat as unworthy or beneath one's dignity; specif., to refuse or reject with aloof contempt or scorn.

Webster's New World

To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath oneself.

Disdained receiving an award from the organization; disdained to attend the ceremony.

American Heritage

Disdain is defined as to reject or refuse something with contempt.

An example of disdain is a cat refusing to eat a new type of food.

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noun

disdains

The feeling, attitude, or expression of disdaining; aloof contempt or scorn.

Webster's New World

The definition of disdain is the act of refusing something because it is beneath you.

An example of disdain is the feeling someone had about wearing clothes from the donation bin.

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Origin of Disdain

Middle English disdeinen from Old French desdeignier from Vulgar Latin disdignāre from Latin dēdignārī dē- de- dignārī to deem worthy (from dignus worthy dek- in Indo-European roots)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French desdeignier (modern French dédaigner).

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