ETYM Old Eng. desdain, disdein, Old Fren. desdein, desdaing, French dédain, from the verb. Related to Disdain.
A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.
Mépris.
1. Dédain.
2. Mésestime.
1. To feel contempt for; to regard with aversion.
2. To refuse or abstain from because of disdain
3. To treat as beneath one's notice or dignity
1. Négliger.
2. Mépriser.
1. Dédaigner.
2. Rabaisser.
3. Ignorer. Mépriser un danger.