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Meaning of 'disdain' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disdain [ v. i.]
- To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.
2 . Disdain [ v. t.]
- A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.
- That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.
- The state of being despised; shame.
- To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act.
- 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.

Meaning of 'disdain' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disdain [ n]
Meaning (1):
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Example in sentence:
  • he was held in contempt;
  • the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
2 . disdain [ v]
Meaning (2):
- look down on with disdain
Example in sentence:
  • He despises the people he has to work for;
  • The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
Meaning (3):
- reject with contempt
Example in sentence:
  • She spurned his advances

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