Word:
Deign
Status:
Verb(both transitive and instransitive)
Meaning:
To do something that you think you should not because you are too important.
Sentences:
1) He would not even deign to talk to him.
2) I wouldn't even deign to answer that false accusation.
Origin:
Middle English, from Anglo- French deigner, from Latin dignare, dignari, dignus which means 'worthy'.
First use:
14th century
Synonyms:
condescend, stoop
Antonyms:
rise, respect.
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