disdain (v.) Copy link Outline 1. dēdignor, 1 (chiefly poet., and with acc.)2. indignor, 1 (usu. denoting an indignant, angry feeling at something which has been or is being done)3. aspernor, 14. despĭcio, 35. fastīdio, 4 (to look with disgust and discontent upon)6. respuo, 3 • disdain (v.): 1. dēdignor, 1 (chiefly poet., and with acc.): whose wooing I have already so often d.'d, quos ego sum toties jam dedignata maritos, Virg.: Curt.: poet. with inf.: she d.'d not to fall at the knees of Jove, genibus procumbere non est dedignata Jovis, Ov.: 2. indignor, 1 (usu. denoting an indignant, angry feeling at something which has been or is being done): to d. to learn, discere ind., Quint.: Araxes d.ing to be bridged, pontem indignatus Araxes, Virg.: v. indignant, to be. 3. aspernor, 1: v. to spurn, slight, reject. 4. despĭcio, 3: v. TO LOOK DOWN UPON, despise. 5. fastīdio, 4 (to look with disgust and discontent upon): to d. all generals after Alexander, post Alexandrum omnes duces f., Just.: Quint.: rare with inf.: d. not to admit us into the number of the priests, ne fastidieris nos in sacerdotum numerum accipere, Liv. 6. respuo, 3: v. to reject. Phr.: I d. to lie, mentiri nescio, Juv.: thou d.est our gifts, sordent tibi munera nostra, Virg.: Pelides d.ing to yield, P. cedere nescius, Hor.: not d.ing to be called ..., patiens vocari, Hor.: to d. to touch the lute, barbiton tendere refugere, Hor.; who has sperno also with inf., Od. 1, 1, 20. (N.B. To d. to do a thing, may usu. be expr. by making the inf. a subs.: to d. to be instructed, doctrinam, magistros aspernari: to d. to tell a lie, nolle in se mendacia admittere; mendacia respuere: v. to scorn.)
disdain (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. fastīdium (esp. as a feeling developed by over indulgence)2. fastus, ūs (poet.)3. contemptio, despĭcientia, aspernātio (rare) • disdain (subs.): 1. fastīdium (esp. as a feeling developed by over indulgence): let us avoid d. and arrogance, f. arrogantiamque fugiamus, Cic.: poet. often pl.: to bear proud d., f. superba pati, Virg.: Hor. 2. fastus, ūs (poet.): d. dwells in the fair, f. inest pulchris, Ov.: also often pl.: Ov.: Prop. 3. contemptio, despĭcientia, aspernātio (rare): v. contempt, scorn. Phr.: to treat with d., dēdignor, aspernor, etc.: v. preced. art.
DISDAIN Copy link • DISDAIN 1. s. fastidium (☞ fastus poetical and post- Augustan prose). (The words are found in this connection and order.) superbia et fastidium: fastidium arrogantiaque: superbia (pride): contemptus: contemptio: despicientia: (The words are found in this connection and order.) contemptio et despicientia: spretio [Liv.; SYN. in CONTEMPT]. A disdain of anything, (insolens) alicujus rei fastidium. With disdain; Vid: DISDAINFULLY. 2. v. Despise a person or thing, fastidire aliquid (perhaps not pre-Augustan): dedignari (perhaps not pre-Augustan; most frequently in Ov.): spernere: aspernari; respuere: (The words are found in this connection and order.) aspernari et respuere: repudiare: despicere: despicatui habere, contemnere: (The words are found in this connection and order.) contemnere ac despicere: despicere et contemnere: contemnere et pro nihilo ducere: despicere et pro nihilo putare: spernere et repudiare [SYN. in DESPISE]; aliquid infra se ducere (e.g., omnia humana, Cic.): aliquid despicere atque infra se positum arbitrari (Cic.). To disdain to do anything, fastidire aliquid facere (probably the first prose author who uses it is Liv.): dedignari aliquid facere (Ov., Tac., etc.): spernere (poetical; e.g., partem de solido die demere, Hor.): contemnere (poetical; e.g., lippus innngi, Hor.): aspernari (Stat.; Tac., Ann., 4, 46): refugere (poetical; e.g., tendere barbiton, Hor.): cf., With the exception of fastidire (which is used by Liv.), none of these words are followed by infinitive in the Golden Age by prose writers; hence a different turn must be given to the expression; e.g., facere aliquid non suae dignitatis esse statuere; suae majestatis esse non censere (of gods, princes), etc.; turpe or turpe et indignum putare; or for “to disdain to do it,” substitute “will by no means do it,” etc. In my opinion you should disdain to ally yourself to a man of his character, huic te socium neutiquam puto esse oportere. Of general truths, facere aliquid in aliquem non cadit may be used: the good man disdains to tell a lie, mentiri in bonum virum non cadit.