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   scorn

   /skɔːn/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something: "I do not wish to become the object of scorn"
   • ▪ a person viewed with contempt or disdain: "a scandal and a scorn to all who look on thee"
   • ▪ a statement or gesture indicating contempt: "I met with scoffs, I met with scorns"

   verb

   • 1. feel or express contempt or disdain for: "he tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself" Similar deridebe contemptuous abouthold in contempttreat with contemptpour/heap scorn onbe scornful aboutlook down onlook down one's nose atdisdaincurl one's lip atmockscoff atsneer atsniff atjeer atlaugh atlaugh out of courtdisparageslightdismisscock a snook atspit in the eye/face ofspit onthumb one's nose atinformal:turn one's nose up atblow raspberries atgive the Bronx cheer tovulgar slang:piss on/overarchaic:contemnrare:misprizescoutOpposite admirerespect
   • ▪ reject (something) in a contemptuous way: "a letter scorning his offer of intimacy" Similar spurnrebuffrejectignoreshunsnub
   • ▪ refuse to do something because one is too proud: "at her lowest ebb, she would have scorned to stoop to such tactics" Similar refuse torefrain fromnot lower oneself tobe aboveconsider it beneath one

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French escarn (noun), escharnir (verb), of Germanic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCORNED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SCORNED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of scorn 2. to show scorn for someone or something: 3. to…. Learn more.

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   SCORN definition: 1. a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no…. Learn more.

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   scorn: [noun] open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCORN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SCORN meaning: 1. a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no…. Learn more.

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   Scorned definition: treated or regarded with contempt, scoffing, or disdain. See examples of SCORNED used in a sentence.

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   5 days ago · scorned: 1 adj treated with contempt Synonyms: despised , detested , hated unloved not loved

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   scorn: 1 n lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike Synonyms: contempt , despite , disdain Type of: dislike a feeling of aversion or antipathy n open disrespect for a person or thing Synonyms: contempt Types: fleer contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words leer , sneer a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the ...

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › scornedScorned - definition of scorned by The Free Dictionary

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   scorn. n. 1. a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy: viewed his rivals with scorn. b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision: heaped scorn upon his rivals. c. The state of being despised or dishonored: held in scorn by his rivals.

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    Scorned definition: Hated , despised , or avoided . On the 6th of March Luther returned, interviewed the prophets, scorned their " spirits," forbade them the city, and had their adherents ejected from Zwickau and Erfurt.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCORN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    5 meanings: 1. open contempt or disdain for a person or thing; derision 2. an object of contempt or derision 3. archaic an act.... Click for more definitions.