Canadian English Meaning of scorn

scorn

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Definitions and Meaning of scorn in English

Wordnet

scorn (n)

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

open disrespect for a person or thing

Wordnet

scorn (v)

look down on with disdain

reject with contempt

Webster

scorn (n.)

Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.

An act or expression of extreme contempt.

An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.

To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.

To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.

Webster

scorn (v. i.)

To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully.

FAQs About the word scorn

scorn

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike, open disrespect for a person or thing, look down on with disdain, reject with contemptExtreme and l

contempt,Disdain,despite,disgust,Disgust,Hostility,malice,Abhorrence,abomination,Abuse

acceptance,Admiration,esteem,estimate,favour,Respect,respect,tolerance,adoration,adulation

scorious => scoriaceous, scoring system => scoring system, scoring => scoring, scorifying => scarifying, scorify => scorification,