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disdain

noun
/dɪsˈdeɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English disdeynen, from Old French desdeignier (modern French dédaigner).

  1. derived from desdeignier
  2. inherited from disdeynen

Definitions

  1. A feeling of contempt or scorn.

    • The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.
    • He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king?
    • Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.

  2. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.

    • Most loathsom, filthy, foul, and full of vile Disdain.

  3. The state of being despised

    The state of being despised; shame.

    • The leaves and fruit maintain'd with beauty's sun ; Exempt from envy , but not from disdain
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.

      • When the Philistine […] saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth.

    2. To be indignant or offended.

      • When the chefe prestes and scribes sawe, the marveylles that he dyd [...], they desdayned, and sayde unto hym: hearest thou what these saye?

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Derived

disdainable, disdainful, disdainer, disdainingly, undisdained, undisdaining

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at disdain. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01disdain02worthy03merit04approbation05sanction06contract07accepted08believed09believe10despite

A definitional loop anchored at disdain. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at disdain

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA