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
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Throughout the presentation, Yeager and a few outspoken members of the audience mentioned with scorn that voters have removed many school board trustees like-minded to Yeager in the last few years.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 May 2026
The advice that Liza Ginette and Leslie and Lindsey Glass all share from the no contact experience is to look inward and take accountability rather than cross your arms and scorn the other side.
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Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Noun
The technological development is prompting people to embrace the old understanding of typos, forgiving misspellings as inevitable errors rather than treating them with scorn.
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Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Throughout the presentation, Yeager and a few outspoken members of the audience mentioned with scorn that voters have removed many school board trustees like-minded to Yeager in the last few years.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
Verb
While some painters might feel scorned for being passed over for so long, Lovelace O’Neal said that her late-career recognition was in some ways a blessing.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 May 2026
The advice that Liza Ginette and Leslie and Lindsey Glass all share from the no contact experience is to look inward and take accountability rather than cross your arms and scorn the other side.
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Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorn
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Things like trying to disqualify the entire Utah County Attorney's Office, trying to get some of the evidence suppressed, trying to get a contempt order because the prosecutors violated the court's gag order.
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Graf held a hearing earlier this month over whether prosecutors should be held in contempt for their comments about the bullet.
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In the age of Neapolitan worship, some Melburnians disdain its existence for the cheap ingredients that defined early Australian versions.
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These days, sports gambling is legal in 39 states, accessible on your phone app in 30 and, in dozens of places, actually paying millions in sponsorship deals to the very college programs that disdain this kind of activity by their players.
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The likely architect of that plot was Lyonel’s own scheming son, Larys, whom Simon openly despised.
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During Season 10, a newly confident Batula — who seemed to despise Cooke from the first minute of the premiere episode — appeared to be poised to launch a triumphant post-divorce arc, free at last from Cooke’s belittlement and verbal abuse.
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Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
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But to the man himself, comedy is—like life—first and foremost about hatred of death.
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So, is The Pitt just overtly disrespecting certain cast members by leaving them off the ballot?
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Many feel disrespected by the social safety net.
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The video showed a car disregarding a stop sign and a patrol officer speeding up to pull the vehicle over.
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The best thing to do is to just disregard it.
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Lulu, an 80-pound Bernedoodle, hates Independence Day.
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Maybe that’s why so many on the Left seem to hate him so much.
Cite this Entry
“Scorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorn. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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