"distain" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} distain
  1. Misspelling of disdain. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: disdain
    Sense id: en-distain-en-noun-SLUkXBk0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: distains [present, singular, third-person], distaining [participle, present], distained [participle, past], distained [past]
Etymology: Old French desteindre Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|desteindre}} Old French desteindre Head templates: {{en-verb}} distain (third-person singular simple present distains, present participle distaining, simple past and past participle distained)
  1. (rare) To stain, discolour or tarnish Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-distain-en-verb-64shVz8g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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