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scorn
verb [T] /skɔːn/
/skɔːrn/ Definition
› to show scorn for someone or something: So does he respect the press and media, or does he secretly scorn them? You scorned all my suggestions.Treating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoringNot paying attention › to refuse advice or an offer because you are too proud: She scorned all my offers of help.Refusing and rejecting
(Definition of scorn verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blow sth/sb off phrasal verb
- brush sb/sth aside phrasal verb
- denigrate verb
- deprecate verb (NOT VALUE)
- dismiss verb (NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY)
- dismissal noun (OF IDEA, ETC.)
- laugh sth off phrasal verb
- light adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- look down on sb phrasal verb
- mock verb
- play fast and loose with sth/sb idiom
- scorn noun
- scornful adjective
- scruple verb
- skate over/round/around sth phrasal verb
- sniff at sth phrasal verb (DISAPPROVE)
- sweep sth aside phrasal verb
- talk sth down phrasal verb
- wave sth aside phrasal verb
- write sb/sth off phrasal verb
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