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scornful
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.scorn•ful (ˈskɔrn fəl)
adj. full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous. [1350–1400] scorn′ful•ly, adv. scorn′ful•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | scornful - expressing extreme contemptcontemptuous, disdainful, insultingdisrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher" |
scornfuladjective contemptuous, insulting, mocking, defiant, withering, sneering, slighting, jeering, scoffing, scathing, sarcastic, sardonic, haughty, disdainful, insolent, derisive, supercilious, contumelious a scornful smilescornfuladjectiveShowing scorn and disrespect toward (someone or something):contemptuous, disdainful.Idiom: on one's high horse.Translationsscorn (skoːn) noun contempt or disgust. He looked at my drawing with scorn. 輕蔑 轻蔑 verb to show contempt for; to despise. They scorned my suggestion. 蔑視 蔑视ˈscornful adjective1. feeling or showing scorn. a scornful expression/remark. 輕蔑的 轻蔑的2. making scornful remarks. He was rather scornful about your book. 藐視的 藐视的ˈscornfully adverb 輕蔑地 轻蔑地ˈscornfulness noun 輕蔑 轻蔑IdiomsSeescornscornful
Synonyms for scornfuladj contemptuousSynonyms- contemptuous
- insulting
- mocking
- defiant
- withering
- sneering
- slighting
- jeering
- scoffing
- scathing
- sarcastic
- sardonic
- haughty
- disdainful
- insolent
- derisive
- supercilious
- contumelious
Synonyms for scornfuladj showing scorn and disrespect toward (someone or something)SynonymsSynonyms for scornfuladj expressing extreme contemptSynonyms- contemptuous
- disdainful
- insulting
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