as in contempt
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect
has nothing but scorn for newfangled ideas of any kind
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors
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as in to despise
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
she scorned the advice of her ophthalmologist and had the laser eye surgery anyway
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Recent Examples of scorn
Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Sagging had made young Black men objects of scorn, particularly by the paternalists—Bill Cosby, the father; Barack Obama, the politician; and Eric Adams, the cop—who had each done their separate campaigns admonishing the brothers for not pulling up their pants.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
And hell hath no fury like a telekinetic teenager scorned!
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Noun
In this show, the gentle gaze of the camera shows a split-level house not as an object of aesthetic scorn, but as a thing of beauty.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Sagging had made young Black men objects of scorn, particularly by the paternalists—Bill Cosby, the father; Barack Obama, the politician; and Eric Adams, the cop—who had each done their separate campaigns admonishing the brothers for not pulling up their pants.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned in the book banning wars
Martin has two children, six cats and a dog.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
And hell hath no fury like a telekinetic teenager scorned!
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorn
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Usually, military personnel are given a positive response for vote counting but all those other American civilians who live abroad are viewed with some degree of contempt by small-town America.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Williams' case has also been marked with controversy and drama, including past judges being recused from the case and the rapper's attorney, Brian Steel, being charged with contempt of court.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Good free-market neoliberals had historically disdained this idea, believing government attempts to meddle in the economy would have bad results.Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Bitcoin white paper, which was released in October, 2008, and the Bitcoin code, which followed shortly thereafter, have at times been disdained as clever bits of engineering pastiche.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
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The cryptocurrency lobby has railed hard against the SEC and its chair, Gary Gensler, who has become uniquely despised by much of the crypto industry for the agency’s strict oversight.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Zoom out: McConnell has the unique distinction of being despised by Democrats and members of his own party — but nearly universally respected for his political skills.Hans Nichols, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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The hatred isn’t just coming from anonymous fringe posters either.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Netizens on China's X-like social media platform Weibo accused him of disrespecting the armed forces.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Speaking of women Gary has disrespected, Chief Stew Daisy is back as well.Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Federal and state regulators say that SpaceX has disregarded environmental rules at its launch site in South Texas, violating the Clean Water Act by releasing industrial wastewater during launches.Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Again, disregarding tiny nations brings us to about 30th place.Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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An onlooker snapped a picture, which seemed to exemplify the lawlessness that is inherent to why some people love sideshows and others hate them.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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All the while, Elon Musk—a far-right activist and the site’s owner, who is campaigning for and giving away millions to help elect Donald Trump—amplifies horrendous conspiracy theories about voter fraud, migrants run amok, and the idea that Jewish people hate white people.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Scorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorn. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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