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contempt that can't be bothered to raise its voice
means To regard someone or something as unworthy of your respect or attention, often with a cool, dismissive air.
from From Old French 'desdaignier,' which traces back to Latin 'dedignari' — built from 'de-' (away, down) plus 'dignari' (to deem worthy), itself from 'dignus' (worthy). So at its root, disdain literally means to judge something un-worthy — a cousin of 'dignity' and 'deign,' the latter being what disdain refuses to do.
- latin root
- from disdignari, to deem unworthy
- the look
- a single raised eyebrow does the work
- cousin
- shares ancestry with the word dignity
- cold cousin
- hotter than hate, lazier than rage