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单词 deigned
释义

deign

verb

ˈdān How to pronounce deign (audio)
deigned; deigning; deigns

intransitive verb

: to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
would not even deign to talk to him
One iconoclastic architect, for example, doesn't deign to speak of bathrooms. Carol Vogel

transitive verb

: to condescend to give or offer
never so much as deigning a glance George Meredith

Synonyms

  • condescend
  • stoop
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Example Sentences

I wouldn't deign to answer that absurd accusation.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French deigner, from Latin dignare, dignari, from dignus worthy — more at decent

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Kids Definition

deign

verb

ˈdān How to pronounce deign (audio)
deigned; deigning
: to do something a person considers below his or her dignity
The teenager deigned to play with his little cousin.

deigned

verb

past tense of deign
as in stooped
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity I wouldn't deign to answer that absurd accusation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stooped
  • condescended
  • shamed
  • humiliated
  • humbled
  • disgraced
  • degraded
  • dishonored
  • lowered
  • debased
  • demeaned
  • discredited
  • abased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rose
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