scorn´er

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 as low or wrong: »

The judge scorned to take a bribe. I scorn the counterfeit sentiment you offer (Charlotte Brontë).

3. Obsolete. to mock; deride.
–v.i.
Obsolete. to mock; scoff.
–n.
1. a feeling that a person, animal, or act is mean or low; contempt: »

Most pupils feel scorn for those who cheat. The red glow of scorn and proud disdain (Shakespeare).

2. a person, animal, or thing that is scorned or despised: »

That bully is the scorn of the school. Oh! aren't you the scorn of women? (J. M. Synge).

4. Archaic. an expression of contempt; taunt; insult.
╂[Middle English schornen < Old French escarnir < Germanic (compare Old High German skernôn)]
–scorn´er, noun.
Synonym Study noun. 1 Scorn, contempt, disdain mean a strong feeling that a person or thing is unworthy of respect. Scorn implies angry dislike or disapproval of what is considered worthless or evil: »

He attacked their proposals in words of bitter scorn.

Contempt implies disgust combined with strong disapproval: »

We feel contempt for a coward.

Disdain implies feeling oneself above a person or thing considered mean or low: »

We feel disdain for a person who cheats.


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