Associations to the word «Scorn»
Noun
- Contempt
- Fury
- Pity
- Pride
- Foe
- Sargent
- Wrath
- Hate
- Pamela
- Fool
- Virtue
- Ridicule
- Praise
- Sympathy
- Delight
- Disdain
- Scorn
- Mockery
- Indignation
- Sarcasm
- Bitterness
- Hatred
- Reproach
- Sneer
- Defiance
- Laugh
- Duane
- Cowardice
- Helper
- Arrogance
- Disgust
- Shame
- Disbelief
- Wretch
- Humiliation
- Insult
- Malice
- Mirth
- Indifference
- Hypocrisy
- Envy
- Rebuke
- Irony
- Flattery
- Anger
- Falsehood
- Jest
- Resentment
- Countenance
- Morn
- Continuum
- Pretension
- Cruelty
- Righteousness
- Disgrace
- Hiss
- Aversion
- Thou
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SCORN, verb. (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
SCORN, verb. (intransitive) To scoff, express contempt.
SCORN, verb. (transitive) To reject, turn down
SCORN, verb. (transitive) To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself.
SCORN, noun. (uncountable) Contempt or disdain.
SCORN, noun. (countable) A display of disdain; a slight.
SCORN, noun. (countable) An object of disdain, contempt, or derision.
Dictionary definition
SCORN, noun. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary".
SCORN, noun. Open disrespect for a person or thing.
SCORN, verb. Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately".
SCORN, verb. Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.