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Synonyms
scorn (skôrn)

[Middle English, from Old French escarn, of Germanic origin.]

noun 

    1. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy.
    2. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision.
  2. One spoken of or treated with contempt.

verb: scorned, scorn·ing, scorns. 

transitive verb 

  1. To consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy.
  2. To reject or refuse with derision. See synonyms at despise

intransitive verb 

To express contempt; scoff.

derivatives

scorńer
noun
scorńful
adjective
scorńful·ly
adverb
scorńful·ness
noun