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- DictionaryScorn/skôrn/
noun
- 1. the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt: "I do not wish to become the object of scorn"
verb
- 1. feel or express contempt or derision for: "he tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself"
noun. open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt. Synonyms: contumely. an object of derision or contempt. a derisive or contemptuous action or speech. Antonyms: praise. verb (used with object) to treat or regard with contempt or disdain: They scorned the old beggar.
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.
noun. /skɔːn/ /skɔːrn/ [uncountable] Idioms. 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.
the feeling that something is stupid and does not deserve your respect. scorn. verb [ T ] formal. to show scorn for someone or something: You scorned all my suggestions. (Definition of scorn from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of scorn. in Chinese (Traditional) 輕視，鄙視, 輕蔑地拒絕, 不屑接受… See more.
See scorn in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: scorn. Definition of scorn verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Scorn definition, open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt. See more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English scorn1 /skɔːn $ skɔːrn/ noun [ uncountable] 1 the feeling that someone or something is stupid or does not deserve respect SYN contempt scorn for He felt scorn for his working-class parents. with scorn Rachel looked at me with scorn. 2 → pour scorn on somebody/something Examples from the Corpus scor...
