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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
archaican act or expression signifying contempt
verb
to treat with contempt or derision
(tr) to reject with contempt
Other 51Թ Forms
- scorner noun
- scorningly adverb
- outscorn verb (used with object)
- self-scorn noun
- ˈǰԴڳܱ adverb
- ˈǰԴڳܱԱ noun
- ˈǰԴڳܱ adjective
- ˈǰԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scorn1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scorn1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
When Trump won the election, Fugate marked the moment with an emotional post about believing in him “from the very start, even to the scorn and contempt of my peers.”
Harris’ delay in making a decision about the gubernatorial contest, however, has drawn scorn from some Democrats who have announced their candidacies.
It cited the groom's "betrayal" and money - hinting at a scorned lover or property dispute - as motives.
That record would have a profound influence on O’Connor, the Irish singer who wrestled with God like a scorned lover: “Tell me, where did the light die?” she sang in her song “Troy.”
Here, it reads as though Tesfaye is still scorned from that experience, hoping that playing a variant of himself that he’s used to acting out in his songwriting will communicate his intentions with more honesty.
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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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