verb intransitiu desdir de to be unworthy of , be below the standard set by això desdiu de tu this is unworthy of you aquesta novella no desdiu de les altres this novel is well up to the standard of the others , this novel is not inferior to the others to clash with , not match , not suit la corbata desdiu del vestit the tie does not go with the suit verb pronominal to retract , withdraw , go back on what has been said desdir-se d’alguna cosa to go back on something , take back something one has said desdir-se d’una promesa to go back on a promise a desdir locució adverbial in plenty