Disdain vs Obtain - What's the difference?

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between disdain and obtain

is that disdain is (obsolete) to be indignant or offended while obtain is (obsolete) to hold; to keep, possess or occupy.

In lang=en terms the difference between disdain and obtain

is that disdain is to regard (someone or something) with strong contempt while obtain is to exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.

As verbs the difference between disdain and obtain

is that disdain is to regard (someone or something) with strong contempt while obtain is to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

As a noun disdain

is (uncountable) a feeling of contempt or scorn.

disdain

English

Noun

(-)

(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.

The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.

* William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing :

Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.

(obsolete) That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.

* Spenser

Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile disdain .

(obsolete) The state of being despised; shame.

(Shakespeare)

Synonyms

* condescension, contempt, scorn * See also

Derived terms

* disdainful

Verb

(en verb)

To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.

* Bible, 1 Sam. xvii. 42

When the Philistine saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth.

* 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.

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(obsolete) To be indignant or offended.

* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XXI:

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 also

obtain

English

Verb

(en verb)

To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Luke XVIII:

And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe?

* 1814 , (Jane Austen), (Mansfield Park) :

Julia was quite as eager for novelty and pleasure as Maria, though she might not have struggled through so much to obtain them, and could better bear a subordinate situation.

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(obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.

* 1722 , (Daniel Defoe), (Colonel Jack) :

he was condemned to die for the felony, and being so well known for an old offender, had certainly died, but the merchant, upon his earnest application, had obtained that he should be transported, on condition that he restored all the rest of his bills, which he had done accordingly.

(obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.

* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.2:

“O daughter deare!” (said she) “despeire no whit; / For never sore but might a salve obtain [...].”

* 1701 , (Jonathan Swift), Contests and Dissentions in Athens and Rome :

This, though it failed at present, yet afterward obtained , and was a mighty step to the ruin of the commonwealth.

(obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.

* 1671 , (John Milton), (Paradise Regained) , Book I:

His mother then is mortal, but his Sire / He who obtains the monarchy of Heav'n, / And what will he not do to advance his Son?

To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.

* 1908 , (Jack London), (The Iron Heel) , ,

Even though the Pervaise confession had never come to light, no reasonable doubt could obtain ; for the act in question was on a par with countless other acts committed by the oligarchs, and, before them, by the capitalists.

* 1992 , (Neal Stephenson), (Snow Crash) , Bantam Spectra, p. 460,

But the hostage situation no longer obtains , and so Uncle Enzo feels it important to stop Rife now,