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self-disdain

self-dis·dain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [self dis-deyn, dih-steyn]
    • /sɛlf dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪn/
    • /self dɪsˈdeɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self dis-deyn, dih-steyn]
    • /sɛlf dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪn/

Definitions of self-disdain word

  • verb with object self-disdain to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. 1
  • verb with object self-disdain to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult. 1
  • noun self-disdain a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn. 1

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Origin of self-disdain

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English disdainen < Anglo-French de(s)deigner (see dis-1, deign); (noun) Middle English disdeyn < Anglo-French desdai(g)n, derivative of the verb

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Parts of speech for Self-disdain

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

self-disdain popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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