1
as in disdaining
to show contempt for
scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors
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2
as in despising
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 scorning
By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.
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Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorning
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Larson’s son Lane, then 9, had grown up loving the Bulldogs and despising their rivals, and made his feelings clear.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Cruelty and corruption recognized no regional boundaries, and officials on both sides seem to have come closer to despising than sympathizing with their suffering captives.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Perpetrators of this attack weren’t born hating Muslims.—
Zainab Chaudry,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2026
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There’s some really funny stuff in the script about Diamond hating Waymo and TikTok.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Our findings also imply that disregarding venture initiatives can be risky.—
Serguei Netessine,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Bolton, 67, was charged with one felony count of mutilation of election material and one misdemeanor count of disregarding election code, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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When a referee is missing calls and clearly disrespecting the players, almost mocking them, they must be held accountable.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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The guard then went to Ada’s table and — according to the girl’s parents — spoke to Ada and her mother aggressively about disrespecting and harassing people.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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My answer is that the alternative — silence, forgetting, the regime’s preferred outcome — is worse.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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Fifteen years after the end of her time in Sonic Youth, Play Me represents an artist again taking chances while soaring confidently into a new era, not forgetting the past but living fully within her ongoing evolution.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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“Scorning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorning. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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