scorn

scorn
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. contempt, disdain, superciliousness; derision, ridicule. —v. t. despise, disdain, contemn, spurn, neglect. See rejection, disrespect. Ant., respect.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To treat with scorn]
Syn. hold in contempt, despise, disdain; see despise , hate 1 .
2. [To refuse as a matter of principle]
Syn. ignore, flout, defy, spurn, repudiate, reject, turn the back upon, avoid, shun, renounce; see also confute , refuse , refute .
Ant. acknowledge*, accept, welcome.
See Synonym Study at despise .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
contempt, disdain, hatred, loathing, disgust, distaste, derision, sneering, arrogance, scoffing, mocking.
ANT.: admiration, respect, esteem
II
v.
regard with contempt, disdain, despise, detest, hate, loathe, look down on, reject, spurn, revile, mock, ridicule.
ANT.: admire, look up to, respect, like
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun The feeling of despising: contempt, despisal, despite, disdain. See RESPECT. II verb To regard with utter contempt and disdain: contemn, despise, disdain, scout2. Idioms: have no use for, look down on (or upon). See RESPECT.

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  • scorn´er — scorn «skrn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to look down upon; think of as mean or low; despise: »Honest boys scorn sneaks and liars. Death had he seen…knew all his shapes, and scorn d them all (Scott). SYNONYM(S): disdain, spurn. 2. to reject or refuse… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scorn — (sk[^o]rn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skern[=o]n to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scorn — Scorn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorned} (sk[^o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF. escarnir, escharnir. See {Scorn}, n.] 1. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • scorn — [skôrn] n. [ME < OFr escharn < escharnir, to scorn < Gmc base akin to OHG skernon, to mock, scern, a joke < IE base * (s)ker , to leap, jump about > Gr skairein, to jump, dance] 1. extreme, often indignant, contempt for someone or… …   English World dictionary

  • Scorn — (sk[^o]rn), v. i. To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully. [1913 Webster] He said mine eyes were black and my hair black, And, now I am remembered, scorned at me. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • scorn — n disdain, contempt, despite (see under DESPISE) Analogous words: superciliousness, insolence, disdainfulness (see corresponding adjectives at PROUD): scoffing, flouting, jeering, gibing (see SCOFF): deriding or derision, ridiculing or ridicule,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • scorn — [n] contempt toward something contemptuousness, contumely, derision, despisal, despisement, despite, disdain, disparagement, disregard, jeering, mockery, ridicule, sarcasm, scoffing, scornfulness, slight, sneer, sport, taunting, teasing; concepts …   New thesaurus

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