All 3 Uses of
disdain
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- In short, Disdaining tendrils of the parasite, To be content, if neither oak nor elm— Not to mount high, perchance, but mount alone!†
Act 2disdaining = rejecting as not good enough; or showing a lack of respect
- ROXANE (disdainfully): Oh!†
Act 3 *disdainfully = with a lack of respect; or with a sense of superiority
- Ay, Sirs, on all sides I hear that in your ranks you scoff at me; That the Cadets, these loutish, mountain-bred, Poor country squires, and barons of Perigord, Scarce find for me—their Colonel—a disdain Sufficient!†
Act 4disdain = a lack of respect
Definition:
to disrespect or reject as unworthy