Defenition of the word scorn
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Defenition of the word scorn
- The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless.
- To regard with contempt.
- look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- open disrespect for a person or thing
- reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
- look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don''t catch on immediately"
- reject with contempt
- look down on with disdain
Synonyms for the word scorn
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- belittle
- contemn
- contempt
- derision
- despise
- disdain
- disparage
- disparagement
- disrespect
- freeze off
- mock
- mockery
- pooh-pooh
- reject
- ridicule
- scornfulness
- show contempt
- sneer
- sneer at
- spurn
- turn down
Similar words in the scorn
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- scorn
- scorn's
- scorned
- scornful
- scornfully
- scorning
- scorns
Hyponyms for the word scorn
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- fleer
- leer
- look down on
- rebuff
- repel
- sneer
- snub
Hypernyms for the word scorn
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- decline
- detest
- discourtesy
- dislike
- disrespect
- hate
- refuse
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