scorn
scorn: n. & v. --n.
1 disdain, contempt, derision.
2 an object of contempt etc. (the scorn of all onlookers). --v.tr.
1 hold in contempt or disdain.
2 (often foll. by to + infin.) abstain from or refuse to do as unworthy (scorns lying; scorns to lie). think scorn of despise. scorner n. [ME f. OF esc(h)arn(ir) ult. f. Gmc: cf. OS skern MOCKERY]
Most popular pairs with scorn
scorn mp3
fable scorn
|
