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dédaigner

/de.dɛ.ɲe/

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verb/de.dɛ.ɲe/

to scorn, to despise, to disdain

Related: dédaignable, dédaigneux, dédain

From Old French desdeignier, from deignier (modern daigner). Compare to Portuguese desdenhar, Italian disdegnare and Spanish desdeñar.