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Meanings of scorn in English

Portuguese
desprezo
Catalan
vilipendi
Spanish
escarnio
Wikidata

Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.

        Related terms
        desprezo
        Portuguese
        recusar
        Catalan
        rebutjar
        Spanish
        rechazar

        Reject with contempt.

              recusar
              Portuguese
              menosprezar
              Catalan
              menysprear
              Spanish
              despreciar

              Look down on with disdain.

                    menosprezar
                    Usage of scorn in English
                    1
                    I laughed the idea to scorn; you maintained that it was possible.
                    Under the Andes
                    2
                    In other words, don't open him up to public scorn or liability.
                    Calamity jayne
                    3
                    Maurice Latey, working on the German Service, poured scorn on the offer.
                    BBC
                    4
                    The first two commands he obeyed; the third he treated with scorn.
                    A History of the Moravian Church
                    5
                    Western countries pour scorn on Russia's denials that it aids the rebels.
                    Reuters
                    6
                    So the press in Spain think I feel scorn for the ceremony.
                    The Guardian
                    7
                    There was the ring of scorn in her voice as she exclaimed:
                    The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
                    8
                    Even those who scorn conspiracy theories asked, what exactly is an accident?
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    Then scorn and indignation rushed in to fill the place of astonishment.
                    Beverly of Graustark
                    10
                    The Novgorodians returned an answer couched in terms of scorn and defiance.
                    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 / The Later Ren...
                    11
                    Softness took the place of scorn; she involuntarily held out her hand.
                    The Forsaken Inn: A Novel
                    12
                    Reproach and scorn seemed to mingle in the stare she gave him.
                    The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
                    13
                    She always laugheth poor pilgrims to scorn; but highly commends the rich.
                    Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
                    14
                    The subsidy agreements have drawn scorn from investment bankers in the City.
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    She laughed in very scorn of the booby soldiers she had seen.
                    The Crisis — Volume 05
                    16
                    The touch of scorn in her bearing was not lost on Pamela.
                    Elizabeth's Campaign
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                    Scorn across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Less common
                    Ireland
                    Less common