Meaning & use
Disdaining
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Regarding or treating someone or something with contempt, as unworthy of consideration.
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Disdaining the offer, she walked away without a word.
He built his reputation by disdaining popular trends.
A note on using this word
The present participle of 'disdain', from Old French 'desdeignier', meaning to consider unworthy.
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