desdém

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese desden, borrowed from Old Occitan desdenh, deverbal from desdenhar, from des- + Latin dignāre. Compare Spanish desdén, French dédain.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ẽj̃
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dezˈdẽj̃/ [dezˈdẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒˈdɐ̃j̃/ [dɨʒˈðɐ̃j̃]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: des‧dém

Noun

desdém m (plural desdéns)

  1. disdain, contempt, scorn
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