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disdain(2)(dictionary)
disdain 1, noun(dictionary)
disdain 2, verb(dictionary)

disdain(1) (iou)



disdain noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman dedeigne, Old French desdeign (mod. dedain), formed as DISDAIN verb.]
a. The feeling that is entertained towards something unworthy of notice or beneath one's dignity; scorn, contempt. ME.
A. Storr Some schizoid patients..may proclaim their disdain for convention by eccentricity in dress.
b. A feeling of this kind. rare. M17.
Anger or annoyance arising from offended dignity. ME-L17.
Loathsomeness; aversion. L16-M17.