Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - disdain
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Disdain
disdain
(disdains, disdaining, disdained) 1. If you feel disdain for someone or something, you dislike them because you think that they are inferior or unimportant. Janet looked at him with disdain... = contempt, scorn N-UNCOUNT: oft N for n 2. If you disdain someone or something, you regard them with disdain. Jackie disdained the servants that her millions could buy. VERB: V n
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English desdeyne, from Anglo-French desdaign, from desdeigner Date: 14th century a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior ; scorn II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English desdeynen, from Anglo-French desdeigner, dedeigner, from Vulgar Latin *disdignare, from Latin dis- + dignare to deign — more at deign Date: 14th century 1. to look on with scorn ~ed him as a coward 2. to refuse or abstain from because of ~ ~ed to answer their questions 3. to treat as beneath one's notice or dignity Synonyms: see despise DISDAINFUL adjective Date: circa 1542 full of or expressing disdain Synonyms: see proud • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. презрение; пренебрежение to treat smb. with disdain —- относиться к кому-л. свысока disdain for fascist propaganda —- презрение к фашистской пропаганде 2. презирать; пренебрегать to disdain flattery —- презирать лесть to disdain an offer —- пренебречь предложением 3. считать ниже своего достоинства to disdain to notice (noticing) an insult —- считать ниже своего достоинства заметить оскорбление they disdained the town library —- они не снисходили до городской библиотеки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) презрение, пренебрежение 2) надменность 2. v. 1) презирать 2) считать ниже своего достоинства; смотреть свысока Syn: see despise ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n a complete lack of respect that you show for someone or something because you think they are not at all worth paying attention to + for (He maintained an obvious disdain for the customs of the local people.) treat sb/sth with disdain (Mrs Strachan's evidence was treated with disdain by the prosecution.) ~2 v 1 to have no respect for someone or something, and believe they are unimportant 2 disdain to do sth to refuse to do something because you are too proud to do it (Tom Butler disdained to reply to such a trivial question.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 14c., from O.Fr. desdeignier, from des- "do the opposite of" + deignier "treat as worthy" (see deign). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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