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.
Definitions
- noun. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.
- noun. An act or expression of extreme contempt.
- noun. An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.
- noun. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.
- noun. To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.
- intransitive verb. To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully.
- noun. open disrespect for a person or thing
- 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"
- verb. reject with contempt
"She spurned his advances"
- 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"
Synonyms
contempt, despite, disdain, reject, spurn, contemn, despise
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in scorn:
Common word forms
scorns, scorned, scorner, scornful, scorning
Words from these letters
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