Disdain

  • 31disdain — n. & v. n. scorn; contempt. v.tr. 1 regard with disdain. 2 think oneself superior to; reject (disdained his offer; disdained to enter; disdained answering). Etymology: ME f. OF desdeign(ier) ult. f. L dedignari (as DE , dignari f. dignus worthy) …

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  • 32Disdain (disambiguation) — Disdain is a feeling of contempt or scorn. Disdain may also refer to: So Disdained 1928 novel by Nevil Shute Disdain (EP), an EP by Alien Huang This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …

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  • 33disdain — sb. [dedayn]. RG. 172 …

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  • 34disdain — I. v. a. Despise, contemn, scout, scorn, spurn, look down upon, hold in contempt, consider beneath notice. II. n. Scorn, contempt, contumely, haughtiness, superciliousness, arrogance, hauteur …

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  • 35disdain — v 1. scorn, contemn, hold in contempt, revile; misprize, consider beneath oneself, spurn, spit upon, curl one s lip at; despise, hate, detest, loathe, abhor; reproach, deprecate, disparage; deride, ridicule, laugh at, poke fun at, make fun of. 2 …

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  • 36disdain — dis·dain …

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  • 37disdain — [dɪsˈdeɪn] noun [U] the feeling that someone or something is not important and does not deserve any respect disdainful adj …

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  • 38disdain — /dɪsˈdeɪn / (say dis dayn) verb (t) 1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. 2. to think unworthy of notice, performance, etc.; consider beneath oneself. –noun 3. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty… …

  • 39USS Disdain (AM-222) — was an Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean before being transferred to the Soviet Union under terms of the lend… …

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  • 40expressing disdain — index contemptuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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