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scorn (verb)

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  • scorn — /skɔn / (say skawn) noun 1. open or unqualified contempt; disdain. 2. mockery or derision. 3. an object of derision or contempt. 4. Obsolete a derisive or contemptuous action or speech. –verb (t) 5. to treat or regard with scorn. 6. to reject or… …  

  • scorn´er — scorn «skrn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to look down upon; think of as mean or low; despise: »Honest boys scorn sneaks and liars. Death had he seen…knew all his shapes, and scorn d them all (Scott). SYNONYM(S): disdain, spurn. 2. to reject or refuse… …   Useful english dictionary

  • scorn — ► NOUN ▪ open contempt or disdain. ► VERB 1) express scorn for. 2) reject in a contemptuous way. DERIVATIVES scorner noun scornful adjective scornfully adverb. ORIG …   English terms dictionary

  • scorn — index affront, contemn, contempt (disdain), decry, disapprove (reject), disavow, disdain (noun) …   Law dictionary

  • scorn — (n.) c.1200, aphetic of O.Fr. escarn mockery, derision, contempt, a common Romanic word (Cf. Sp. escarnio, It. scherno) of Gmc. origin, from P.Gmc. *skarnjan mock, deride (Cf. O.H.G. skern mockery, jest, sport, M.H.G. scherzen to jump with joy ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • scorn — [[t]skɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] scorns, scorning, scorned 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with N, N for n If you treat someone or something with scorn, you show contempt for them. Researchers greeted the proposal with scorn... Franklin shared the family s scorn for his… …   English dictionary

  • scorn — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ withering ▪ She reserved her most withering scorn for journalists. ▪ public ▪ He has suffered public scorn and humiliation. VERB + SCORN ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • scorn — scorn1 [ skɔrn ] noun uncount a feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect: scorn for: He had nothing but scorn for the opinions of others. a. heap/pour scorn on someone/something to criticize someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scorn — I UK [skɔː(r)n] / US [skɔrn] noun [uncountable] a feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect scorn for: He had nothing but scorn for the opinions of others. • heap/pour scorn on someone/something to… …   English dictionary

  • scorn — 1 noun (U) the feeling that someone or something is stupid, old fashioned, or not as good as other people or things; contempt (+ for): They had nothing but scorn for their working class parents. | pour scorn on: Davis poured scorn on the proposal …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • scorn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French escharne, escar, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scern jest Date: 13th century 1. open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation 2. an expression of contempt… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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