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# disdain

«disdain» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not worth respect; scorn** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (disdain); verb (disdain, disdains, disdained, disdaining)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) A feeling that someone or something is not worth respect; scorn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/#m1)

2) (verb) To refuse something because you think you are too good for it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to look down on someone as unworthy, or scorn. Goliath disdains David because he is young. Interpretation: Goliath's scorn for young David is read as pride that comes before a fall, since God's help does not depend on size or strength. In the primary lessons: in stories a proud character looks at others with disdain, or disdains a gift or a request

### examples

- But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. (Writings JOB.30.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/#x1)
- And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance. (Prophets 1SA.17.42, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/#x2)
- Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with disdain of soul to destroy, for the old hatred; (Prophets EZK.25.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/#x3)
- He looked at the beggar with disdain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/#x4)
- She disdained the cheap present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/#x5)
- The giant took the words in high disdain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disdain» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disdain/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.