scorn

scorn · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.

  2. 2.

    [as verb]To feel or express contempt for; to reject with disdain.

Forms

plural: scorns

Phrases & expressions

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    hell hath no fury like a woman scorned — A rejected woman's anger is fierce.

Related words

Antonyms: admiration, respect
See also: contempt, disdain, mock
Synonyms: contempt, derision, disdain

Etymology

From Old French escarnir ("to mock"), possibly of Germanic origin.