to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult.
noun
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
Origin of disdain
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
Such events, however destructive and aggressive as they tend to be, are commonly associated not with the hunter’s sense of malice, disdain, or even casual disinterest, but an abiding sense of respect and honor for his prey.
The Psychic Toll of Severing the Hunter-Prey Relationship - Facts So Romantic|William Buckner|October 14, 2020|Nautilus
In a culture that worships celebrities while pretending to disdain them, the Sony emails are catnip for the masses.
The Disaster Story That Hollywood Had Coming|Doug McIntyre|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was associated with government heavy-handedness and viewed with disdain.
The Republican Rainbow Coalition Is Real|Tim Mak|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the immediate aftermath of the oil spill, apoplectic Southerners cast their disdain towards the North.
Deepwater Horizon: Life Drowning in Oil|Samuel Fragoso|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many critics have disdain precisely for this strange messiness of his, this showmanship that dares to create a new order.
Frank Gehry Is Architecture’s Mad Genius|Sarah Moroz|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His look of disdain at my question lingers as he pronounces laconically: “We kill them.”
Why Does the Free Syrian Army Hate Us?|Jamie Dettmer|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I begin now to comprehend your disdain of customs which impose chains so idly galling on the liberty of our sex.
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Twas as if the flood of her joy had swept away all hardness and disdain.
A Lady of Quality|Frances Hodgson Burnett
He saw that disdain, that it was shallow and streaked with ebony.
Foes|Mary Johnston
"Certainly," the wounded lion uttered with a roar of disdain.
Poor Relations|Compton Mackenzie
If such terms were habitually used regarding 236 mechanics, we might learn to regard masons and carpenters with disdain.
Maids Wives and Bachelors|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
British Dictionary definitions for disdain
disdain
/ (dɪsˈdeɪn) /
noun
a feeling or show of superiority and dislike; contempt; scorn
verb
(tr; may take an infinitive)to refuse or reject with disdain
Word Origin for disdain
C13 dedeyne, from Old French desdeign, from desdeigner to reject as unworthy, from Latin dēdignārī; see dis-1, deign