how to pronounce deign

/ˈdɛɪn/

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deign is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of deign in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… will deign to raise our hands in an …”

meanings of deign

verb:

To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity. He didn't even deign to give us a nod of the head; he thought us that far beneath him.
To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.
To condescend to give; to do something.

deign frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word deign occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics deign can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that deign can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;