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- Dictionaryscorn/skɔːn/
noun
- 1. a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something: "I do not wish to become the object of scorn"
verb
- 1. feel or express contempt or disdain for: "he tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of SCORN is open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation. How to use scorn in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scorn.
SCORN definition: 1. a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no…. Learn more.
Synonyms for SCORN: contempt, disdain, hatred, disgust, distaste, hate, malice, hostility; Antonyms of SCORN: respect, admiration, esteem, regard, estimation, favor, acceptance, tolerance.
SCORN meaning: 1. a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no…. Learn more.
Scorn definition: open or unqualified contempt; disdain. See examples of SCORN used in a sentence.
Scorn is open disrespect for someone or something. It can also be disrespect coupled with feelings of intense dislike. The noun scorn describes your feelings of disdain when you encounter something you view as worthless or inferior — like, for instance, a talk show that gets all its facts wrong.
n. 1. a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy: viewed his rivals with scorn. b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision: heaped scorn upon his rivals. c. The state of being despised or dishonored: held in scorn by his rivals. 2.
If you scorn something, you refuse to have it or accept it because you think it is not good enough or suitable for you. ...people who scorned traditional methods. [ VERB noun ]
a strong feeling that somebody/something is stupid or not good enough, usually shown by the way you speak synonym contempt. Her fellow teachers greeted her proposal with scorn. She was unable to hide the scorn in her voice. scorn for somebody/something They had nothing but scorn for his political views. Extra Examples.
Scorn Definition. skôrn. scorned, scorning, scorns. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. scorns. Extreme, often indignant, contempt for someone or something; utter disdain. Webster's New World. Expression of this in words or manner. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The object of such contempt.
