disdain vs decline

decline vs disdain

disdain and decline both are nouns.

disdain and decline both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disdain	Yes	No	Yes	No
decline	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, decline is a hypernym of disdain; that is, decline is a word with a broader meaning than disdain:

disdain: reject with contempt
decline: show unwillingness towards

Other hypernyms of disdain include refuse.

disdain (noun)	decline (noun)
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient	a downward slope or bend
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
	change toward something smaller or lower
	a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

disdain (verb)	decline (verb)
reject with contempt	grow smaller
look down on with disdain	grow worse
	show unwillingness towards
	inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
	go down
	fall in value
	not accept as true

Difference between disdain and decline

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