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| scorn [ skawrn ] |
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1. disdain: a strong feeling of contempt
  poured scorn on my attempts at writing
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2. object of contempt: somebody or something that is held in contempt
Their behavior made them the scorn of the entire community.
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verb (past and past participle scorned, present participle scorn·ing, 3rd person present singular scorns) |
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1. transitive verb disdain somebody or something: to hold somebody or something in contempt
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2. transitive and intransitive verb reject something contemptuously: to reject something with contempt
They had scorned our attempts at peace.
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| [12th century. < Old French escarn< escharnir "mock, despise" < Germanic] |
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| scorn·er noun |
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