scorn
- 1) noun, open contempt or disdain for a person or thing; derision
- 2) noun, an object of contempt or derision
- 3) noun, an act or expression signifying contempt
- 4) verb, to treat with contempt or derision
- 5) verb, to reject with contempt
Etymology
C12 schornen, from Old French escharnir, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scerōn to behave rowdily, obsolete Dutch schern mockery
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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deride, contempt, disdain, mockery, derision, despite, slight, sneer, sarcasm, disparage, contumely, contemptuous, despise, reject, disdain, slight, snub, shun, spurn, rebuff, flout, contemn