Dis*dain" , v. i. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.
And when the
chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did . .
. they disdained.
Genevan Testament (Matt. xxi. 15).
Dis*dain" (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disdained (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Disdaining.]
[OE.
disdainen, desdainen, OF.
desdeigner, desdaigner, F. dédaigner; des- (L.
dis-) + daigner to
deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See Deign.] 1. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act.
Disdaining . . . that any should bear the armor of the
best knight living.
Sir P. Sidney. 2. 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.
When the Philistine . . . saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth.
1 Sam.
xvii. 42. 'T is great, 't is manly to
disdain disguise.
Young. Syn. --
To contemn; despise; scorn. See Contemn.
Dis*dain" (?; 277), n.
[OE. desdain, disdein, OF.
desdein, desdaing, F. dédain, fr. the verb. See Disdain, v. t.]
1. A feeling of
contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath
one; scorn.
How my soul is moved with just disdain!
Pope. Often implying
an idea of haughtiness.
Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.
Shak.
2. That which is worthy to be
disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion. [Obs.]
Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile
disdain.
Spenser.
3. The state of being despised; shame.
[Obs.] Shak.
Syn. -- Haughtiness; scorn; contempt; arrogance; pride. See Haughtiness.
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