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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desˈden/
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: des‧dén
Etymology 1
From desdeño, from desdeñar.
Noun
desdén m (plural desdenes)
- disdain, scorn
- Synonym: desprecio
Etymology 2
Verb
desdén
- inflection of desdar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
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