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Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the word scorn as a noun and a verb. See examples of scorn in sentences and phrases, and compare it with related words like despise, contemn, and disdain.
SCORNED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of scorn 2. to show scorn for someone or something: 3. to…. Learn more.
Scorned definition: treated or regarded with contempt, scoffing, or disdain. See examples of SCORNED used in a sentence.
Scorn is a noun or verb that means a strong feeling of no respect for someone or something. Learn how to use scorn in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.
SCORNED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of scorn 2. to show scorn for someone or something: 3. to…. Learn more.
Origin of scorn 1. First recorded in 1150–1200; (noun) Middle English scorn, scarn, from Old French escarn, from Germanic (compare obsolete Dutch schern “mockery, trickery”); (verb) Middle English skarnen, sc (h)ornen, from Old French escharnir, eschernir, ultimately from Germanic.
Synonyms for SCORNED: disdained, hated, disrespected, despised, contemned, snubbed, walked over, looked down (on or upon); Antonyms of SCORNED: respected, honored, valued, cherished, admired, treasured, prized, esteemed.
