Noun: scorn skorn
- Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
"he was held in scorn";
- contempt, disdain, despite
- Open disrespect for a person or thing
"Her scorn for the proposal was evident in her facial expression";
- contempt
- Refuse with contempt
"She scorned his advances";
- reject, spurn, freeze off [informal], pooh-pooh [informal], disdain, turn down
- Look down on with disdain
"The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately";
- contemn [archaic], despise, disdain
Derived forms: scorning, scorns, scorned
Type of: decline, detest, discourtesy, dislike, disrespect, hate, refuse
Encyclopedia: Scorn