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disdain

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  1. despise               
 
1. dis.dain \dis-'da-n\ n [ME desdeyne, fr. OF desdeign, fr. desdeignier] : 
   a feeling of contempt and aversion for something regarded as beneath one  : 
   SCORN
2. disdain vt [ME desdeynen, fr. MF desdeignier, fr. (assumed) VL 
   disdignareX, fr. L dis- + dignare to deign - more at DEIGN 1: to look with 
   scorn on  2: to refuse or refrain from because of disdain  3: to treat 
   disdainfully