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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•dain•ful (dis dān′fəl, di stān′-),USA pronunciation adj. - full of or showing disdain;
scornful.
dis•dain′ful•ly, adv. dis•dain′ful•ness, n. contemptuous, haughty, contumelious. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: disdainful /dɪsˈdeɪnfʊl/ adj - showing or feeling disdain
disˈdainfully adv dis•dain /dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪn/USA pronunciation v. [not: be + ~-ing]- [ ~ + obj] to look upon or treat with contempt;
despise;
scorn:He disdained all my offers of help. - to think unworthy of notice;
consider beneath oneself: [~ + to + verb]She disdained to answer.[~ + verb-ing]She disdained replying to the insults.
n. [uncountable] - a feeling of contempt for anything unworthy;
scorn:a look of disdain on her face.
dis•dain•ful, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•dain (dis dān′, di stān′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to look upon or treat with contempt;
despise;
scorn. - to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.;
consider beneath oneself:to disdain replying to an insult.
n. - a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy;
haughty contempt;
scorn.
- Anglo-French desdai(g)n, derivative of the verb
- Anglo-French de(s)deigner (see dis-1, deign); (noun, nominal) Middle English disdeyn
- (verb, verbal) Middle English disdainen 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contemn, spurn.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged haughtiness, arrogance. See contempt.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accept.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged admiration.
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