DISDAIN


Meaning of DISDAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsˈdeɪn ]

n. & v. --n. scorn; contempt. --v.tr. 1 regard with disdain. 2 think oneself superior to; reject (disdained his offer; disdained to enter; disdained answering). [ME f. OF desdeign(ier) ult. f. L dedignari (as DE-, dignari f. dignus worthy)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.