Etymology

disdain

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Today it means: A feeling of contempt or scorn. Full definition →

Middle English disdeynen ← Old French desdeignier
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromdesdeignier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdisdeynen
  3. English todaydisdain

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

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