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Word entry · 7 letters

disdain

Best crossword clue

"Treat with contempt"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /dɪsˈdeɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted addiinsStarts with DEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. reject with contempt

Word origin

From Middle English disdeynen, from Old French desdeignier (modern French dédaigner).

Used in a sentence

  • The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.
  • He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king?
  • Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.

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