scorn
🇺🇸
/skɔːrn/
🇬🇧
/skɔːn/
noun
R
A strong feeling that someone or something is stupid or not good enough.
She showed scorn for his silly idea.
verb
R
To feel or show that you think someone or something is stupid and not worth respect.
He scorned their weak attempts to help.
R
To refuse to do something because you think it is beneath you.
She scorned to take the easy way out.
translation
A strong feeling that someone or something is stupid or not good enough.
To feel or show that you think someone or something is stupid and not worth respect.; To refuse to do something because you think it is beneath you.
Word Forms
Perfect
scorned
Progressive
scorning
3rd Present
scorns
Past
scorned
Plural
scorns