Disdain vs Humiliation - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
* William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing :
(obsolete) That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.
* Spenser
(obsolete) The state of being despised; shame.
To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.
* Bible, 1 Sam. xvii. 42
* The Qur'an, trans. , verse 170
*:The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, is but the apostle of God and His Word, […] The Messiah doth surely not disdain' to be a servant of God, nor do the angels who are nigh to Him ; and whosoever '''disdains''' His service and is too proud, He will gather them altogether to Himself. But as for those who believe and do what is right, He will pay their hire and will give increase to them of His grace. But as for those who ' disdain and are too proud, He will punish them with a grievous woe, and they shall not find for them other than God a patron or a help.
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times
, passage=The country’s first black president, and its first president to reach adulthood after the Vietnam War and Watergate, Mr. Obama seemed like a digital-age leader who could at last dislodge the stalemate between those who clung to the government of the Great Society, on the one hand, and those who disdained the very idea of government, on the other.}}
(obsolete) To be indignant or offended.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XXI:
The act of humiliating]] or [[humble#Verb, humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
, volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
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As nouns the difference between disdain and humiliation
is that disdain is a feeling of contempt or scorn while humiliation is the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.As a verb disdain
is to regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.disdain
English
Noun
(-)- The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.
- Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.
- Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile disdain .
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* condescension, contempt, scorn * See alsoDerived terms
* disdainfulVerb
(en verb)- When the Philistine saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth.
citation
- When the chefe prestes and scribes sawe, the marveylles that he dyd [...], they desdayned , and sayde unto hym: hearest thou what these saye?
Synonyms
* contemn * See alsohumiliation
English
Noun
(en noun)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}
- One morning Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were having breakfast when Lincoln did something that aroused the fiery temper of his wife. What, no one remembers now. But Mrs. Lincoln, in a rage, dashed a cup of hot coffee into her husband's face. And she did it in front of the other boarders.
Saying nothing, Lincoln sat there in humiliation and silence while Mrs. Early came with a wet towel and wiped off his face and clothes.