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A feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something
“My voice was filled with scorn for him and his threats.”
Mockery or taunts, or the act of mocking or taunting
“The was stadium packed with people ready to heap glory or scorn on the players based on their achievements or failings.”
A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act
The state or quality of being supercilious
Anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice
The act of disparaging or belittling
Open resistance to authority or opposition
The state of being disapproved of or disliked (by others)
Forcible eviction
Feelings of doubt or apprehension about something
The act of not paying the proper care or attention to something
A person or thing that is the object of ridicule or criticism
To feel or express contempt or disdain for
“They scorn him for a foreign policy that has neither mercy nor compassion.”
To reject or turn down
“At mealtimes, she would scorn the offer of a bedside tray, weak as she was, and walk to the dining room.”
To ignore or disregard contemptuously
“It was to be anticipated that he would scorn the advice of Mr. Botherum, however skilfully it might have been bestowed.”
To refuse to do something because one is too proud
“But there is a large public more discriminating who would scorn to be associated with those people we have just named, and yet they share a good number of their tastes.”
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
To feel distaste for or hostility towards
To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone
To exercise or express disbelief or doubt
To be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
To face or confront something or someone that is hostile
To speak with vulgar, irreverent or profane language
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