Scorn

  • 31scorn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contempt, disdain, superciliousness; derision, ridicule. v. t. despise, disdain, contemn, spurn, neglect. See rejection, disrespect. Ant., respect. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To treat with scorn] Syn.… …

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  • 32scorn — [12] Scorn reached English via Old French, but it is ultimately of Germanic origin. Its immediate source was Old French escharnir, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *escarnīre. This had been borrowed from a prehistoric Germanic *skarnjan ‘mock, deride …

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  • 33scorn — noun 1》 contempt or disdain expressed openly. 2》 archaic a statement or gesture showing contempt. verb 1》 express scorn for. 2》 reject in a contemptuous way. Derivatives scorner noun scornful adjective scornfully adverb scornfulness …

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  • 34scorn — 1. noun the scorn in his voice Syn: contempt, derision, disdain, mockery, sneering Ant: admiration, respect 2. verb 1) critics scorned the talks Syn: deride, treat with contempt …

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  • 35scorn — [skɔːn] noun [U] I a feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect II verb [T] scorn [skɔːn] to treat someone or something as if they do not deserve your approval or respect …

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  • 36scorn — [12] Scorn reached English via Old French, but it is ultimately of Germanic origin. Its immediate source was Old French escharnir, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *escarnīre. This had been borrowed from a prehistoric Germanic *skarnjan ‘mock, deride …

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  • 37Scorn (comics) — Scorn Scorn, as seen in the cover of Adventures of Superman #553 (December 1997) Publication information Publisher …

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  • 38scorn´ful|ness — scorn|ful «SKRN fuhl», adjective. showing contempt; mocking; full of scorn: »He spoke of our old car in a scornful voice. SYNONYM(S): disdainful, derisive, contemptuous. –scorn´ful|ly, adverb. –scorn´ful|ness, noun …

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  • 39scorn´ful|ly — scorn|ful «SKRN fuhl», adjective. showing contempt; mocking; full of scorn: »He spoke of our old car in a scornful voice. SYNONYM(S): disdainful, derisive, contemptuous. –scorn´ful|ly, adverb. –scorn´ful|ness, noun …

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  • 40scorn|ful — «SKRN fuhl», adjective. showing contempt; mocking; full of scorn: »He spoke of our old car in a scornful voice. SYNONYM(S): disdainful, derisive, contemptuous. –scorn´ful|ly, adverb. –scorn´ful|ness, noun …

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