Толковый словарь английского языка - disdain
Disdain
disdain
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 see: deign Date: 14th century to look on with scorn , to refuse or abstain from because of ~ , to treat as beneath one's notice or dignity, see: despise
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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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