Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Disdain (-ed, -ing)
disdain (-ed, -ing), v. [ME < L. dēdignāre, reject as unworthy.] (webplay: dishonorable, man, look).
- Scorn; ignore; spurn; turn away from; deny the necessity of.
- Deter; hinder; restrain; (see Job 30:1).
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