Dictionary Entry
scorn
scorn is a 5-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.
- 2noun
An act or expression of extreme contempt.
- 3noun
An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.
- 4noun
To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.
- 5noun
To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.
- 6intransitive verb
To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully.
- 7noun
open disrespect for a person or thing
Synonyms
- 8noun
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
"he was held in contempt"
"the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
- 9verb
reject with contempt
"She spurned his advances"
- 10verb
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"
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