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English noun: scorn | |||
| 1. | scorn (feeling) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike | ||
| Samples | He was held in contempt. The despite in which outsiders were held is legendary. | ||
| Synonyms | contempt, despite, disdain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dislike | ||
| 2. | scorn (communication) open disrespect for a person or thing | ||
| Synonyms | contempt | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourtesy, disrespect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fleer, leer, sneer, sneer | ||
English verb: scorn | |||
| 1. | scorn (emotion) look down on with disdain | ||
| Samples | He despises the people he has to work for. The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot scorn Sue | ||
| Synonyms | contemn, despise, disdain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | detest, hate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | look down on | ||
| 2. | scorn (communication) reject with contempt | ||
| Samples | She spurned his advances. | ||
| Synonyms | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, spurn, turn down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, refuse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rebuff, repel, snub | ||
| Verb group | decline, pass up, refuse, refuse, reject, reject, turn away, turn down, turn down | ||
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