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Meanings of scorn in English
Usage of scorn in English
1
I laughed the idea to scorn; you maintained that it was possible.
2
In other words, don't open him up to public scorn or liability.
3
Maurice Latey, working on the German Service, poured scorn on the offer.
4
The first two commands he obeyed; the third he treated with scorn.
5
Western countries pour scorn on Russia's denials that it aids the rebels.
6
So the press in Spain think I feel scorn for the ceremony.
7
There was the ring of scorn in her voice as she exclaimed:
8
Even those who scorn conspiracy theories asked, what exactly is an accident?
9
Then scorn and indignation rushed in to fill the place of astonishment.
10
The Novgorodians returned an answer couched in terms of scorn and defiance.
11
Softness took the place of scorn; she involuntarily held out her hand.
12
Reproach and scorn seemed to mingle in the stare she gave him.
13
She always laugheth poor pilgrims to scorn; but highly commends the rich.
14
The subsidy agreements have drawn scorn from investment bankers in the City.
15
She laughed in very scorn of the booby soldiers she had seen.
16
The touch of scorn in her bearing was not lost on Pamela.
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Scorn through the time
Scorn across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common