scorn

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /skɔːn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /skɔrn/

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Noun

Singular scorn

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Scorn is a strong feeling, attitude, or comment that something has very low quality or low value.

   The teacher was often the object of the students' scorn.

   The idea drew scorn from the community.

Verb

Plain form scorn

Third-person singular scorns

Past tense scorned

Past participle scorned

Present participle scorning

1. (transitive) If you scorn something, you you show that you strongly think it has very low quality or low value.
   • Synonym: criticize

   They began to consider ideas they had previously scorned.