Definitions for Disdain
dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪndis·dain

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. contempt, disdain, scorn, despitenoun

   lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

   "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

2. condescension, disdain, patronageverb

   a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

3. contemn, despise, scorn, disdainverb

   look down on with disdain

   "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"

4. reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn downverb

   reject with contempt

   "She spurned his advances"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disdainnoun

   A feeling of contempt or scorn.

   The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.

2. disdainverb

   To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.

3. disdainverb

   To be indignant or offended.

4. Etymology: From desdeignier (modern French dédaigner).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disdainnoun

   Contempt; scorn; contemptuous anger; indignation.

   Etymology: sdegno, Ital.

   Children being haughty, through disdain and want of nurture, do stain the nobility of their kindred. Ecclus. xxii. 10.

   But against you, ye Greeks, ye coward train,
   Gods! how my soul is mov’d with just disdain! Alexander Pope, Od.

2. To DISDAINverb

   To scorn; to consider as unworthy of one’s character.

   Etymology: dêdaigner, French.

   There is nothing so great, which I will fear to do for you; nor nothing so small, which I will disdain to do for you. Philip Sidney.

   They do disdain us much beyond our thoughts,
   Which makes me sweat with wrath. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   What safe and nicely I might well delay
   By rule of knighthood, I disdain and spurn. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   Tell him, Cato
   Disdains a life which he has power to offer. Joseph Addison, Cato.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disdain

   Contempt is a pattern of attitudes and behaviour, often towards an individual or a group, but sometimes towards an ideology, which has the characteristics of disgust and anger.The word originated in 1393 in Old French contempt, contemps, from the Latin word contemptus meaning "scorn". It is the past participle of contemnere and from con- intensive prefix + temnere "to slight, scorn". Contemptuous appeared in 1529.It is classified among Paul Ekman's seven basic emotions of contempt, anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise. Robert C. Solomon places contempt on the same continuum as resentment and anger, and he argues that the differences between the three are that resentment is anger directed towards a higher-status individual; anger is directed towards an equal-status individual; and contempt is anger directed towards a lower-status individual.

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1. disdain

   Disdain is a feeling or expression of contempt or dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of respect, attention, or importance. It can also refer to the act of rejecting or refusing something with scorn.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disdainverb

   a feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn

2. Disdainverb

   that which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion

3. Disdainverb

   the state of being despised; shame

4. Disdainverb

   to think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act

5. Disdainverb

   to reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character, etc

6. Disdainverb

   to be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disdain

   dis-dān′, v.t. to think unworthy: to reject as unsuitable: to scorn.—n. a feeling of scorn or aversion: haughtiness.—adjs. Disdained′ (Shak.), disdainful; Disdain′ful.—adv. Disdain′fully.—n. Disdain′fulness. [O. Fr. desdaigner—L. dedignāri, de, dis, neg., and dignus, worthy.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disdain in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disdain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Disdain in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Media disdain is a badge of honor for Trump and his supporters, so this latest bout of criticism from the press won't hurt him.

2. Ed Warner:

   I cannot lead an organization whose three members are so unwilling to work collectively, so devoid of ambition for the game, so full of disdain for Great Britain players and so apparently lacking in professional integrity.

3. Chuck Perko:

   I disdain what's going on over there, but my company is not Abramovich's company in my eyes -- and so it helps me sleep at night to know that we've got so much separation from the larger picture.

4. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein:

   The application of overly broad and vague criminal charges, coupled with a disdain for the rights of the accused to due process and a fair trial have in these cases led to a grave injustice.

5. Henry Clay:

   All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise; but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Disdain
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disdain
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Disdain
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disdain
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Disdain
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Disdain