1. (v.t.)disdain to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
2. disdain to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.: to disdain replying to an insult.
3. (n.)disdain a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < AF de(s)deigner)
Definition of 'disdain'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)contempt, disdain, scorn, despite lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
3. (verb)contemn, despise, scorn, disdain lookdown on with disdain "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
4. (verb)reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down reject with contempt "She spurned his advances"
Definition of 'disdain'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)disdain a feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn
2. (verb)disdain that which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion
3. (verb)disdain the state of being despised; shame
4. (verb)disdain to think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act
5. (verb)disdain 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. (verb)disdain to be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty
Definitions of disdain 
Afrikaans: veragting, minagting
Arabic: إزْدِراء، إحْتِقار
Bulgarian: презрение
Brazilian: desdém
Czech: pohrdání
German: die Verachtung
Danish: foragt
Greek: περιφρόνηση
Spanish: desdén
Estonian: põlgus
Farsi: تحقیر؛ خوار شمردن
Finnish: halveksinta
French: dédain
Hebrew: בּוּז, זִלזוּל
Hindi: अवहेलना
Croatian: prijezir, omalovažavanje
Hungarian: lenézés
Indonesian: penghinaan, hina
Icelandic: lítilsvirðing
Italian: disdegno, disprezzo
Japanese: 軽蔑
Korean: 경멸, 멸시
Lithuanian: panieka
Latvian: nicināšana; nicinājums
Malay: memandang hina
Dutch: minachting
Norwegian: forakt, ringeakt
Polish: pogarda
Persian: تحقیر؛ خوار شمردن
Pashto: په خواره سترګه ورته كتل س
Portuguese: desdém
Romanian: dispreţ
Russian: презрение
Slovak: pohŕdanie
Slovenian: prezir
Serbian: prezir
Swedish: förakt, ringaktning
Thai: การดูถูกเหยียดหยาม
Turkish: hor görme, küçümseme
Taiwanese: 輕蔑
Ukrainian: зневажання, гордовитість
Urdu: اظہار تنفّر
Vietnamese: coi khinh
Chinese: 轻蔑
