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Viewed with scorn
Not accepted
Assailed with contemptuous language
Not receiving proper attention; disregarded
Not desirable or pleasant
Diminished or humiliated emotionally
Past tense for feel or express contempt or disdain for
“If the right-wingers disdain Lincoln for being too aggressively antislavery, the left-wingers scorn him for not being antislavery enough.”
Past tense for to reject, turn down
“But U.S. media coverage matched the bipartisan refusal by leaders in Congress to do anything but scorn the offer.”
Past tense for refuse to do something because one is too proud
“As time went on new rules were drafted, pitches were developed, the games began to draw the attention of people who at one time would have scorned to be associated with them.”
Past tense for to ignore in a disrespectful manner
“She scorned the advice of her ophthalmologist and had the laser eye surgery anyway.”
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