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单词 scorners
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scorn

1 of 2

noun

ˈskȯrn How to pronounce scorn (audio)
1
: open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation
2
: an expression of contempt or derision
3
: an object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision : something contemptible

scorn

2 of 2

verb

ˈskȯrn How to pronounce scorn (audio)
scorned; scorning; scorns

transitive verb

: to treat with scorn : reject or dismiss as contemptible or unworthy
scorned local traditions
scorned to reply to the charge

intransitive verb

: to show disdain or derision : scoff
scorner noun

Synonyms

Noun

  • contempt
  • contemptuousness
  • despisement
  • despite
  • despitefulness
  • disdain
  • misprision

Verb

  • contemn
  • dis [slang]
  • diss
  • disdain
  • disrespect
  • high-hat
  • look down (on or upon)
  • slight
  • sniff (at)
  • snoot
  • snub
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Example Sentences

Noun Unlike government censorship, this corruption eats at one of China's more beleaguered professions from within its ranks. The trading of favors for cash is so prevalent that, like the honest cop in a corrupt police unit, an ethical journalist risks the scorn of colleagues. Gady A. Epstein, Forbes, 21 July 2008 He burns with generous indignation at the scorn with which many literary critics have treated Tolkien, and his subtitle, "author of the Century," is meant to provoke. But provocation is only one of his purposes. Richard Jenkyns, New Republic, 28 Jan. 2002 Claiming their inalienable rights as teenagers, the two exercise an unmitigated scorn for all adults in the immediate vicinity … B. Ruby Rich, Nation, 3 & 10 Sept. 2001 They treated his suggestion with scorn. an expression full of scorn Her political rivals have poured scorn on her ideas for improving the tax system. Verb My parents scorned packaged and ready-made foods. It did not matter that, at the time, our hometown was a test-market capital for these sorts of food products; my father still thought that convenience food was a Communist plot, and my mother insisted that only trashy people failed to practice a separation of food groups. Molly O'Neill, Vogue, January 2007 A union member and activist since age 15, bound for an academic career at Cornell and NYU, Fitch, now past 65, writes like a lover scorned. Rob Long, National Review, 13 Feb. 2006 Stung by attacks on his new Excursion—a 12.5-m.p.g. guzzler dubbed "Ford Valdez" by critics—he has expressed fears that auto companies could be scorned like tobacco companies if they don't clean up their act. Similarly, GM has sought to position itself as the greenest car company, beginning in 1996 when it launched the nation's first modern, mass-produced electric car, the EV-1. Margot Roosevelt, Time, 14 Aug. 2000 He scorns anyone who earns less money than he does. Her actions were scorned by many people. They were scorned as fanatics. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
France’s simultaneous fascination with, and disdain for, American culture has produced waves of both adoration and scorn, and ultimately, say some critics, made France a victim of American cultural imperialism. Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2022 Beijing has expressed particular scorn for Tsai Ing-wen, the current president of Taiwan, who has rejected China’s preconditions for talks on the island’s future. New York Times, 12 June 2022 Nix knows that the acclaim could turn back into scorn as the leaves start to brown. Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 31 Oct. 2021 His investigation had drawn bipartisan scorn, and his firing generated bipartisan praise. Scott Bauer, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022 His investigation had drawn bipartisan scorn, and his firing generated bipartisan praise. Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 The practice is common enough that the nurses realized what was happening, Fauziah said, and made no effort to hide their scorn. Neha Wadekar, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 But the authors of other books in my collection have found the source of contemporary political disorder in a more recent and insidious doctrine, that of neoliberalism, with its scorn of government and worship of private markets. Win Mccormack, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 Sports fans have expressed both empathy for the 15-year-old Valieva and much like Rippon, have directed their scorn at the adult decision-makers who put the skater in a situation like this. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
Verb
Next up was a moment of reckoning, a talk with the people who could either forgive and accept him, or scorn and shun him. Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 Months of downtown protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, attracting scorn from former President Donald Trump and confrontations between Portland protestors and federal officers. oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022 This misbegotten decision provoked violent attacks against Jehovah’s Witnesses across the nation and elicited scorn from journalists and academics alike. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 That’s partly because juries sometimes assume a starry American movie doesn’t need the extra recognition, and also because Gray’s resolutely old-fashioned classical storytelling can draw indifference and scorn as well as admiration. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 These are justices that nakedly scorn precedent and the popular will, as well as the very concept of majoritarian democracy. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 May 2022 Earlier this year, a trip to Central America and the Caribbean by Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was marked by protests and scorn. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022 But the speaker’s arrival was greeted with scorn by Chinese officials, who accused Pelosi of undermining China’s sovereignty. Paul Mozur, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 But the speaker’s arrival was greeted with scorn by Chinese officials, who accused Ms. Pelosi of undermining China’s sovereignty. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French escharne, escar, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scern jest

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

scorn 1 of 2

noun

ˈskȯrn How to pronounce scorn (audio)
1
: a strong feeling of disgust and anger
I have nothing but scorn for cheaters.
2
: an expression of disgust and anger
They poured scorn on the idea.

scorn

2 of 2

verb

scorned; scorning
: to show disgust and anger for

scorners

noun

plural of scorner
as in scoffers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • scoffers
  • insulters
  • denigrators
  • mockers
  • detractors
  • decriers
  • jibers
  • tormentors
  • jeerers
  • deriders
  • gibers
  • taunters
  • belittlers
  • hecklers
  • harassers
  • persecutors
  • needlers
  • faultfinders
  • ridiculers
  • disparagers
  • criticizers
  • carpers
  • cavillers
  • critics
  • baiters
  • nitpickers
  • teases
  • knockers
  • teasers
  • censurers
  • hypercritics
  • cavilers
  • castigators
  • nigglers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praisers
  • comforters
  • solaces
  • commenders
  • soothers
  • bodyguards
  • champions
  • succorers
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