Deign vs. Disdain

Deignverb

(intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.

‘He didn't even deign to give us a nod of the head; he thought us that far beneath him.’;

Disdainnoun

(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.

‘The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.’;

Deignverb

(transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.

Disdainnoun

(obsolete) That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.

Deignverb

(obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

Disdainnoun

(obsolete) The state of being despised; shame.

Deignverb

To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; - opposed to disdain.

‘I fear my Julia would not deign my lines.’;

Disdainverb

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.

Deignverb

To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.

‘Nor would we deign him burial of his men.’;

Disdainverb

To be indignant or offended.

Deignverb

To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.

‘O deign to visit our forsaken seats.’; ‘Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet.’; ‘Round turned he, as not deigningThose craven ranks to see.’; ‘Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground.’;

Disdainnoun

A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.

‘How my soul is moved with just disdain!’; ‘Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.’;

Deignverb

do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

Disdainnoun

That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.

‘Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile disdain.’;

Disdainnoun

The state of being despised; shame.

Disdainverb

To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act.

‘Disdaining . . . that any should bear the armor of the best knight living.’;

Disdainverb

To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character, etc.

‘When the Philistine . . . saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth.’; ‘'T is great, 't is manly to disdain disguise.’;

Disdainverb

To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.

‘And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did . . . they disdained.’;

Disdainnoun

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike;

‘he was held in contempt’; ‘the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary’;

Disdainnoun

a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

Disdainverb

look down on with disdain;

‘He despises the people he has to work for’; ‘The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately’;

Disdainverb

reject with contempt;

‘She spurned his advances’;