scorn

scorn
n
1. disdain, contempt, contemptuousness, scornfulness, contumely, opprobrium; insolence, arrogance, haughtiness; deprecation, disparagement, belittling.
2. derision, sneering, scoffing, jeering, mockery, mocking, taunting, flouting, gibing, twit, hissing, booing, catcall; ridicule, laughter.
v
3. disdain, contemn, hold in contempt, revile; misprize, spurn, spit upon, consider beneath oneself, look down one's nose at, curl one's lip at, thumb one's nose at; despise, reproach, deprecate, disparage, belittle, pooh-pooh, look down upon, Sl. put down.
4. disregard, slight, snub, shun, cut, Inf. high-hat, upstage, give a cold shoulder to, turn up one's nose at, ostracize, rebuff; ignore, sneeze at, have nothing to do with, disown, cut off, disavow, have no use for, wipe one's feet on.
5. deride, ridicule, laugh at, poke fun at, make fun of; mock, jeer at, sneer at, twit, scoff at, taunt, scout, flout, gibe at, hoot at, fleer, boo, hiss, Sl. give the Bronx cheer, Sl. give the raspberry.

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  • scorn´er — scorn «skrn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to look down upon; think of as mean or low; despise: »Honest boys scorn sneaks and liars. Death had he seen…knew all his shapes, and scorn d them all (Scott). SYNONYM(S): disdain, spurn. 2. to reject or refuse… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — Scorn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorned} (sk[^o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF. escarnir, escharnir. See {Scorn}, n.] 1. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scorn — is a feeling of contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. Scorn may also refer to:Music * Scorn (band) * Scorn of the Women , an album by Weddings Parties Anything * Scorn Defeat , an album by Sigh * Forever Scorned , an album by …   Wikipedia

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  • Scorn — Pays d’origine Birmingham, Angleterre  Royaume Uni Genre musical Dub, Musique industrielle …   Wikipédia en Français

  • scorn — [skôrn] n. [ME < OFr escharn < escharnir, to scorn < Gmc base akin to OHG skernon, to mock, scern, a joke < IE base * (s)ker , to leap, jump about > Gr skairein, to jump, dance] 1. extreme, often indignant, contempt for someone or… …   English World dictionary

  • Scorn — (sk[^o]rn), v. i. To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully. [1913 Webster] He said mine eyes were black and my hair black, And, now I am remembered, scorned at me. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • scorn — n disdain, contempt, despite (see under DESPISE) Analogous words: superciliousness, insolence, disdainfulness (see corresponding adjectives at PROUD): scoffing, flouting, jeering, gibing (see SCOFF): deriding or derision, ridiculing or ridicule,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • scorn — [n] contempt toward something contemptuousness, contumely, derision, despisal, despisement, despite, disdain, disparagement, disregard, jeering, mockery, ridicule, sarcasm, scoffing, scornfulness, slight, sneer, sport, taunting, teasing; concepts …   New thesaurus

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