n. | 1. | Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object. | ||||||
2. | An act or expression of extreme contempt. | |||||||
3. | An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.
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v. t. | 1. | To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain. | ||||||
2. | To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride. | |||||||
v. i. | 1. | To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully. |
Noun | 1. | scorn - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" |
2. | scorn - open disrespect for a person or thing Synonyms: contempt | |
Verb | 1. | scorn - 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" |
2. | scorn - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" |