fie

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Heaven forbid it!--fie, fie, Ctesipho CTES.

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  1. interjection Used to express distaste or disapproval.

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  1. Middle English fi, from Old French, of imitative origin.

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  1. Also written fy; from Middle English fi, fy, cf. Icelandic fy, fei = Swedish Danish fy, fie (Swedish fy skam, Danish fy skam dig, fie for shame!), = Dutch fij = Low German fi = Middle High German fī, phī, German pfui = Old French fi, fy, French fi, fie; cf. Latin phu, fu, also phy, and English foh, faugh, phew, etc.: natural expressions of disgust.
 

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