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1. (n.) scorn
open or unqualified contempt; disdain.
2. scorn
an object of derision or contempt.
3. scorn
a derisive or contemptuous action or speech.
4. (v.t.) scorn
to treat or regard with contempt or disdain.
5. scorn
to reject or refuse with contempt or disdain:
She scorned my help.
6. (v.i.) scorn
to mock; jeer.
Etymology: (1150–1200; (n.) ME scorn, scarn < OF escarn < Gmc (cf. OS skern mockery); (v.) ME skarnen, sc(h)ornen)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) contempt, disdain, scorn, despite
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
"he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
2. (verb) contempt, scorn
open disrespect for a person or thing
3. (verb) contemn, despise, scorn, disdain
look down on with disdain
"He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
4. (verb) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
reject with contempt
"She spurned his advances"
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1. (noun) scorn
a strong feeling of not respecting and not liking sb
the scorn she showed for those were not as intelligent; a scornful look; "You'll never succeed!" he said scornfully.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scorn
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object
2. (noun) scorn
an act or expression of extreme contempt
3. (noun) scorn
an object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision
4. (noun) scorn
to hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain
5. (noun) scorn
to treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride
6. (verb) scorn
to scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully
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Sense: contempt or disgust
He looked at my drawing with scorn.
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 Afrikaans: bespotting |
 Arabic: إحْتِقار، إسْتِهْزاء، إزْ |
 Bulgarian: презрение |
 Brazilian: troça |
 Czech: pohrdání |
 German: die Verachtung |
 Danish: foragt |
 Greek: περιφρόνηση, αηδία |
 Spanish: desdén, desprecio |
 Estonian: põlgus |
 Farsi: تحقير |
 Finnish: halveksinta |
 French: mépris |
 Hebrew: בּוּז |
 Hindi: तिरस्कार, घृणा |
 Croatian: prezir, potcjenjivanje |
 Hungarian: lenézés |
 Indonesian: hina atau benci |
 Icelandic: fyrirlitning |
 Italian: disprezzo |
 Japanese: 軽蔑 |
 Korean: 경멸 |
 Lithuanian: panieka |
 Latvian: nicinājums |
 Malay: cemuhan |
 Dutch: minachting |
 Norwegian: forakt, hån |
 Polish: pogarda |
 Persian: تحقير |
 Pashto: كركه، نفرت، حقارت |
 Portuguese: troça |
 Romanian: dispreţ |
 Russian: презрение |
 Slovak: pohŕdanie |
 Slovenian: prezir |
 Serbian: prezir |
 Swedish: förakt, hån |
 Thai: การดูถูก; การเหยียดหยาม; |
 Turkish: küçümseme |
 Taiwanese: 輕蔑 |
 Ukrainian: презирство; зневага |
 Urdu: حقارت، مذمت |
 Vietnamese: sự khinh miệt |
 Chinese: 轻蔑 |
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