Both Uses of
disdain
in
Six Characters in Search of an Author
- The Step-Daughter [disdainful, alluring, treacherous, full of impudence].†
Act 1 *disdainful = full of disrespect
- what misery, what wretchedness is that of the man who is alone and disdains debasing liaisons!†
Act 1disdains = rejects as not good enough; or shows a lack of respect
Definition:
to disrespect or reject as unworthy