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distained


Meanings
  • A state of being displeased or contemptuous towards someone or something.

    - "She was distained by his rude behavior."
    - "The audience was distained by the poor quality of the performance."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with distained
distained , rained , chained , maintained
Variants
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distain , distained , distaining , distains
Etymology
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The word 'distained' comes from the Old French word 'desstenir', which means 'to detain or keep from'. The '-ained' suffix in English is derived from the Old French '-ain' suffix, which denotes a participle.


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