| Front | disdain |
|---|---|
| Back | dis•dain noun, verb BrE /dɪsˈdeɪn/ NAmE /dɪsˈdeɪn/ noun word origin example bank [uncountable, singular] the feeling that sb/sth is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention contempt to treat sb with disdain He turned his head away in disdain. ~ for sb/sth a disdain for the law verb verb forms word origin (formal) 1 ~ sb/sth to think that sb/sth is not good enough to deserve your respect She disdained his offer of help. Immigrants accept the jobs disdained by the local workforce. 2 ~ to do sth to refuse to do sth because you think that you are too important to do it He disdained to turn to his son for advice. |
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