think unworthy of notice
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disdain — I noun abhorrence, abjuration, abnegation, act of despising, act of discrediting, act of loathing, act of scorning, act of shunning, act of spurning, act of taunting, airs, arrogance, contempt, contemptio, contemptuousness, contumeliousness,… … Law dictionary
disdain — /dis dayn , di stayn /, v.t. 1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. 2. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult. n. 3. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as… … Universalium
disdain — dis•dain [[t]dɪsˈdeɪn, dɪˈsteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn 2) to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.: to disdain replying to an insult[/ex] 3) a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy;… … From formal English to slang
disdain — /dɪsˈdeɪn / (say dis dayn) verb (t) 1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. 2. to think unworthy of notice, performance, etc.; consider beneath oneself. –noun 3. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty… …
Disdain — Dis*dain (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disdained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disdaining}.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF. desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d[ e]daigner; des (L. dis ) + daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See {Deign}.] 1. To think… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disdained — Disdain Dis*dain (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disdained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disdaining}.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF. desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d[ e]daigner; des (L. dis ) + daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See {Deign}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disdaining — Disdain Dis*dain (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disdained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disdaining}.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF. desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d[ e]daigner; des (L. dis ) + daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See {Deign}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
