laugh to scorn — To deride or jeer at • • • Main Entry: ↑laugh … Useful english dictionary
To laugh to scorn — Scorn Scorn (sk[^o]rn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skern[=o]n to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laugh to scorn — Ridicule, deride, despise, sneer at, laugh at, laugh down, treat with contempt … New dictionary of synonyms
laugh to scorn — make ridicule and mock, make deride and scorn … English contemporary dictionary
Laugh — Laugh, v. t. 1. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. [1913 Webster] Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? Shak. [1913 Webster] I shall laugh myself to death. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To express by, or utter with,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorn — (sk[^o]rn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skern[=o]n to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scorn — scorner, n. scorningly, adv. /skawrn/, n. 1. open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt. 2. an object of derision or contempt. 3. a derisive or contemptuous action or speech. 4. laugh to scorn, to… … Universalium
laugh at — Synonyms and related words: deride, despise, disdain, disregard, flout, grin at, hold in derision, laugh to scorn, make fun of, make game of, make merry with, pan, pillory, point at, poke fun at, put one on, rag, razz, ride, ridicule, roast,… … Moby Thesaurus
scorn — Synonyms and related words: abhor, airs, arrogance, be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, clannishness, cliquishness, contemn, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, deprecation, deride, derision, despisal, despise, despite, disavow,… … Moby Thesaurus
laugh at — Ridicule, deride, mock, scoff, scoff at, sneer at, laugh to scorn, make fun of, poke fun at … New dictionary of synonyms
