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scorner
scorn S0156300 (skôrn)n.1. a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy: viewed his rivals with scorn.b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision: heaped scorn upon his rivals.c. The state of being despised or dishonored: held in scorn by his rivals.2. Archaic One spoken of or treated with contempt.tr.v. scorned, scorn·ing, scorns 1. To consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy: an artist who was scorned by conservative critics.2. To reject or refuse with derision: scorned their offer of help. See Synonyms at despise.3. To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath one's dignity: "She disapproved so heartily of Flora's plan that she would have scorned to assist in the concoction of a single oily sentence" (Stella Gibbons).
[Middle English, from Old French escarn, of Germanic origin.]
scorn′er n.scorn′ful adj.scorn′ful·ly adv.scorn′ful·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scorner - a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expressionsneererdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
IdiomsSeescornscorner
Related to scorner: scornful, contemptiblySynonyms for scornernoun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expressionSynonymsRelated Words- disagreeable person
- unpleasant person
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