Disdain vs. Distain — What’s the Difference? Disdain refers to a feeling of contempt or scorn towards something, while distain is a less common term that means to tarnish or stain something, often used in a literal or figurative sense
Disdain or distain - GRAMMARIST Disdain can be either a noun or a verb As a noun disdain means the general attitude of something or someone being beneath consideration or not valuable enough for respect The verb form is transitive, or used with an object To disdain something is to mock it or judge it poorly
What does DISTAIN mean? - Definitions. net Disdain is a feeling of intense dislike, contempt, or scorn towards something or someone perceived as unworthy, inferior, or undeserving of respect It involves a strong disapproval and contemptuous attitude Etymology: [OE desteinen, OF desteindre to take away the color, F dteindre; pref des- (L dis-) + F teindre to tinge, dye, L tingere
distain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary distain (third-person singular simple present distains, present participle distaining, simple past and past participle distained) To stain, discolour or tarnish