disdain
verb/dɪsˈdeɪn/
/dɪsˈdeɪn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disdain | /dɪsˈdeɪn/ /dɪsˈdeɪn/ |
| he / she / it disdains | /dɪsˈdeɪnz/ /dɪsˈdeɪnz/ |
| past simple disdained | /dɪsˈdeɪnd/ /dɪsˈdeɪnd/ |
| past participle disdained | /dɪsˈdeɪnd/ /dɪsˈdeɪnd/ |
| -ing form disdaining | /dɪsˈdeɪnɪŋ/ /dɪsˈdeɪnɪŋ/ |
- disdain somebody/something to think that somebody/something does not deserve your respect or interest
- She disdained his offer of help.
- He disdains experts and gets his information from popular media.
- She is a disruptive artist who disdains convention.
- He disdained all people less well educated than himself.
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- disdain to do something to refuse to do something because you think that you are too important to do it
- He disdained to turn to his son for advice.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French desdeign (noun), desdeignier (verb), based on Latin dedignari, from de- (expressing reversal) + dignari ‘consider worthy’ (from dignus ‘worthy’).
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