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单词 scornful
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scornful

It is the descriptive epithet for bitter or scornful laughter.

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scornful

British English: scornful ADJECTIVE
If you are scornful of someone or something, you show that you do not like or respect them.
He is deeply scornful of politicians.
  • American English: scornful
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desdenhoso
  • Chinese: 轻蔑的
  • European Spanish: despreciativo
  • French: dédaigneux
  • German: verächtlich
  • Italian: sprezzante
  • Japanese: 軽べつ的な
  • Korean: 경멸하는
  • European Portuguese: desdenhoso
  • Latin American Spanish: despreciativo

(adjective) 
a scornful smile
Synonyms
contemptuous
She gave a contemptuous little laugh and walked away.
insulting
One of the workers made an insulting remark to a supervisor.
mocking
She gave a mocking smile.
defiant
withering
She launched a withering attack on the Press.
sneering
slighting
slighting references to her age
jeering
scoffing
scathing
He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.
sarcastic
She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.
sardonic
a sardonic sense of humour
haughty
She spoke in a haughty tone.
disdainful
He gave us a disdainful glance and moved on.
insolent
They can be insolent and difficult to get along with.
derisive
He gave a short, derisive laugh.
supercilious
His manner is supercilious and arrogant.
contumelious (literary)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of contumelious
Synonyms
scornful,
insulting,
withering,
sneering,
contemptuous,
disdainful,
sniffy (informal),
insolent,
supercilious
in the sense of derisive
Definition
mocking or scornful
He gave a short, derisive laugh.
Synonyms
mocking,
ridiculing,
jeering,
taunting,
scoffing,
contemptuous,
scornful
in the sense of disdainful
He gave us a disdainful glance and moved on.
Synonyms
contemptuous,
scornful,
arrogant,
superior,
proud,
sneering,
aloof,
haughty,
derisive,
supercilious,
high and mighty (informal),
hoity-toity (informal),
turning up your nose (at),
on your high horse (informal),
looking down your nose (at)

Synonyms of 'scornful'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of haughty
Definition
having or showing excessive pride or arrogance
She spoke in a haughty tone.
Synonyms
proud,
arrogant,
lofty,
high,
stuck-up (informal),
contemptuous,
conceited,
imperious,
snooty (informal),
scornful,
snobbish,
disdainful,
supercilious,
high and mighty (informal),
overweening,
hoity-toity (informal),
on your high horse (informal),
uppish (British, informal)
in the sense of insolent
Definition
rude and disrespectful
They can be insolent and difficult to get along with.
Synonyms
rude,
cheeky,
impertinent,
fresh (informal),
bold,
insulting,
abusive,
saucy,
contemptuous,
pert,
impudent,
uncivil,
insubordinate,
brazen-faced
in the sense of insulting
One of the workers made an insulting remark to a supervisor.
Synonyms
offensive,
rude,
abusive,
slighting,
degrading,
affronting,
contemptuous,
disparaging,
scurrilous,
insolent
in the sense of mocking
She gave a mocking smile.
Synonyms
scornful,
insulting,
taunting,
scoffing,
satirical,
contemptuous,
irreverent,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
derisory,
disrespectful,
disdainful,
derisive,
satiric,
contumelious (literary)
in the sense of sarcastic
Definition
full of or showing sarcasm
She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.
Synonyms
ironical,
cynical,
satirical,
cutting,
biting,
sharp,
acid,
mocking,
taunting,
sneering,
acrimonious,
backhanded,
contemptuous,
disparaging,
sardonic,
caustic,
bitchy (informal),
vitriolic,
acerbic,
derisive,
ironic,
mordant,
sarky (British, informal),
mordacious,
acerb
in the sense of sardonic
Definition
(of behaviour) mocking or scornful
a sardonic sense of humour
Synonyms
mocking,
cynical,
dry,
bitter,
sneering,
jeering,
malicious,
wry,
sarcastic,
derisive,
ironical,
mordant,
mordacious
in the sense of scathing
Definition
harshly critical
He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.
Synonyms
critical,
cutting,
biting,
harsh,
savage,
brutal,
searing,
withering,
belittling,
sarcastic,
caustic,
scornful,
vitriolic,
trenchant,
mordant,
mordacious
in the sense of slighting
slighting references to her age
Synonyms
insulting,
offensive,
disparaging,
derogatory,
belittling,
scornful,
disrespectful,
disdainful,
supercilious,
uncomplimentary
in the sense of supercilious
Definition
behaving in a superior and arrogant manner
His manner is supercilious and arrogant.
Synonyms
scornful,
arrogant,
contemptuous,
disdainful,
lordly,
proud,
lofty,
stuck-up (informal),
patronizing,
condescending,
imperious,
overbearing,
snooty (informal),
haughty,
high and mighty (informal),
vainglorious,
toffee-nosed (slang, British),
hoity-toity (informal),
uppish (British, informal)
in the sense of withering
Definition
(of a look or remark) extremely scornful
She launched a withering attack on the Press.
Synonyms
scornful,
blasting,
devastating,
humiliating,
snubbing,
blighting,
hurtful,
mortifying
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