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scorn
[ skawrn ]
noun
- open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
Synonyms:
- an object of derision or contempt.
- a derisive or contemptuous action or speech.
Antonyms:
verb (used with object)
- to treat or regard with contempt or disdain:
They scorned the old beggar.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to reject, refuse, or ignore with contempt or disdain:
She scorned my help.
verb (used without object)
- to mock; jeer.
scorn
/ ɔː /
noun
- open contempt or disdain for a person or thing; derision
- an object of contempt or derision
- archaic.an act or expression signifying contempt
verb
- to treat with contempt or derision
- tr to reject with contempt
Derived Forms
- ˈǰԴڳܱ, adverb
- ˈǰԴڳܱԱ, noun
- ˈǰԴڳܱ, adjective
- ˈǰԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ǰ· noun
- ǰ·Բ· adverb
- dzܳ·ǰ verb (used with object)
- self-scorn noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of scorn1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scorn1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A scorned woman sneaks into a past lover’s house to mess with his mind.
The first thing to say about the hate and scorn currently directed at the mainstream US media is that they worked hard to earn it.
Tesla’s ability to outrage and inspire may seem novel to some but the vehicle may be a spiritual kin with another scorned vehicle, General Motors’ Hummer.
In one sense, he's succeeded beyond his wildest dreams, becoming a favorite villain of the left, the target of non-stop scorn and mockery.
Last month, Vance, a self-described foreign policy “realist” who scorns the practice of describing countries as “good guys” and “bad guys,” caused quite a stir at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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