"disdain" meaning in English

See disdain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈdeɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disdain.wav [UK] Forms: disdain [singular], [plural]
enPR: dĭs-dān' Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Disdain is a feeling that a person is not worth their consideration or respect.
    Sense id: simple-disdain-en-noun-s00-nYfI

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈdeɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disdain.wav [UK] Forms: disdain [canonical], disdains [third-person, singular], disdained [past], disdained [past, participle], disdaining [present, participle]
enPR: dĭs-dān' Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To disdain is to regard a person with strong contempt.
    Sense id: simple-disdain-en-verb-NHWk7IBb
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