Īs the fallout continues for Kristen Stewart and her 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders after they confessed to a fling Wednesday, reactions from their scorned lovers are beginning to come in. Whatever happens to post-election fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington, one previously scorned issue may be finally closer to resolution - immigration reform. Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, America needs new enemies upon whom we can dump our never-ending supply of scorn and bile. Wine snobs scorn Pinot Grigio, but Lettie Teague ignores their withering glances on a taste-a-thon that uncovers some truly admirable bottles. īiblical prophets - including Jesus - faced rejection, scorn in calls to authentic conversion. There's nothing quite like a politician scorned. Pandit was scorned after Citigroup's $45 billion bailout in 2008, but more recently praised for removing the bank from government ownership. To point with scorn scoff jeer: generally with at.Ĭhinese Turn to Ultrasound, Scorning Baby Girls for Boys. To disdain is to have a high-minded abhorrence of, or a proud and haughty contempt of. To scorn is to have an extreme and passionate contempt for. To despise is to look down upon with strong contempt from a superior position of some sort. Contemn is the generic term, expressing the fact it is not so strong as contempt.

In this they differ from the corresponding nouns and from despise, which apply with equal freedom to persons and things. Contemn, scorn, and disdain less often apply to persons. Synonyms Contemn, Despise, Scorn, Disdain. To bring into insignificance or into contempt. To bring to scorn treat with scorn or contempt make a mock of deride. To hold in scorn or contempt disdain despise: as, to scorn a hypocrite to scorn all meanness.

Where glues are concerned, I, personally, would not scorn to wear both a belt and braces.The expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain a scoff a slight.Īn object, of derision, contempt, or disdain a thing to be or that is treated with contempt a reproach or disgrace.

As they undressed and put their worn-out shoes beneath their beds, they again scorned the efforts of the soldier.

Many young people scorn polite behaviour as insincere.

It is too valuable a document of human heartbreak and muddle to be scorned or dismissed.My kids used to scorn my politics as right-wing selfishness.Many scorned it but rapturous press reviews helped push the record up into the high altitudes of the independent chart.Admired by the young and scorned by the old.Skinner's ideas were scorned by many American psychologists.Marry as I order you or I brand you as wanton for everyone to scorn.Hell hath no fury like a user scorned.The limits of convention were hers to scorn.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpus scorn 2 to criticize someone or something because you think they do not deserve respect He scorned the government’s record in dealing with crime. scorn scorn 2 verb 1 REJECT/NOT ACCEPT to show that you think that something is stupid, unreasonable, or not worth accepting Many women scorn the use of make-up. He could barely disguise his scorn for her.But Washington last night poured scorn on Mr Chretien's veto claim.Wrong to fear fitzAlan's impatience or scorn.I vacillated between the false potency of scorn and feelings of ineptitude.But remember my scorn for the so-called airtight argument!.Who stare at us with incredulous scorn.Rosie said with that upper lip twisting in scorn.2 → pour scorn on somebody/something Examples from the Corpus scorn with scorn Rachel looked at me with scorn. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English scorn scorn 1 / skɔːn $ skɔːrn / noun 1 MAKE FUN OF the feeling that someone or something is stupid or does not deserve respect SYN contempt scorn for He felt scorn for his working-class parents.

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