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nafrīn, or nifrīn[imperat. or rt. of nafrīdan, contrac. of nā+āfarīdan;—nafrīn= nā, 'not'+āfrīn= Zend ā-frīna= S. आ+ूीण;—or perhaps nafrīdan, in the sense 'to detest,' etc.=A. nafr+P. aff. īdan], s.f. Detestation, abhorrence; execration;—imprecation, curse, malediction; opprobrious words; reproaches;—contumely, ridicule;—terror, fright.
Origin: Persian