scorn

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scorn[1,noun] scorn[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹scorn
Pronunciation: 'skorn
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escharne, escar, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scern jest
1 : open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation
2 : an expression of contempt or derision
3 : an object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision : something contemptible