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- pronunciation:
- skorn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
undisguised contempt; derision.
- synonyms:
- contempt, derision, disdain, mockery, opprobrium
- antonyms:
- admiration, honor, respect
- similar words:
- ridicule
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definition 2: |
the object of contemptuous expression or treatment.
That silly program is the scorn of all television critics.- synonyms:
- target
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related words: |
affront, contumely, dislike |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
scorns, scorning, scorned |
definition 1: |
to think of or treat with derision or contempt.
The aristocrats scorned him because of his shabby clothes.- synonyms:
- contemn, deride, disdain, mock
- antonyms:
- cherish, respect, reverence, worship
- similar words:
- affront, belittle, despise, jeer, ostracize, ridicule, scoff at, slight, sneer at, snub
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definition 2: |
to refuse with disdain.
She scorned all offers of financial help.- synonyms:
- disdain, mock, spurn
- similar words:
- decline, disregard, flout, ignore, refuse, repudiate, scoff at, sneer at, sneeze at, snub
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related words: |
abhor, boycott, mock, reject |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to express derision or disdain; mock.
- synonyms:
- mock
- similar words:
- jeer, scoff, sneer, spurn
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related words: |
flout, revile |
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derivations: |
scorningly (adv.), scorner (n.) |
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