How To Spell scorn?
How to Pronounce scorn?
Correct pronunciation for the word "scorn" is [skˈɔːn], [skˈɔːn], [s_k_ˈɔː_n].
Definition of scorn
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Extreme contempt; a feeling of disdain due to one's own superiority or sense of the meanness of an object; derision; an object of extreme contempt.
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To hold in extreme contempt; to disdain; to slight. To think scorn, to disdain. To laugh to scorn, to deride.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adverb for scorn?
The adverb form of the word "scorn" is "scornfully".
What is the adjective for scorn?
The adjective form of the word "scorn" is "scornful".
Usage over time for scorn:
This graph shows how "scorn" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of scorn?
The plural of the "scorn" can be the "scorns".
What is the singular form of scorn?
The singular of the "scorn" can be the "scorn".
Synonyms for Scorn:
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v.
• hold in contempt; look down on • disapprove- admonish ,
- deprecate ,
- defame ,
- disparage ,
- chastise ,
- castigate ,
- censure ,
- criticize ,
- denounce ,
- chasten ,
- disapprove ,
- condemn ,
- blame ,
- chide ,
- denigrate ,
- discredit ,
- defile .
- gibe .
- hoot .
- girt .
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n.
• disapproval- chastisement ,
- criticism ,
- condemnation ,
- castigation ,
- admonishment ,
- defamation ,
- disapproval ,
- denouncement .
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