Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scorn
1 of 2 senses of scorn
Sense 2
reject, spurn, freeze off scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> rebuff, snub, brush off repel
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scorn
1 of 2 senses of scorn
Sense 2
reject, spurn, freeze off scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> rebuff, snub, brush off repel
Entailment of verb scorn
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb scorn
2 senses of scorn
Sense 1
contemn, despise, scorn, disdain
=> hate, detest
Sense 2
reject, spurn, freeze off scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> refuse, decline
Familiarity of verb scorn
scorn used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scorn
Sense 1
contemn, despise, scorn, disdain
=> hate, detest
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Sense 2
reject, spurn, freeze off scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> refuse, decline
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Grep of noun scorn
scorn
scorner
Overview of noun scorn
The noun scorn has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) contempt, disdain, scorn -- (lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike)
2. (1) contempt, scorn -- (open disrespect for a person or thing)
Overview of verb scorn
The verb scorn has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) contemn, despise, scorn, disdain -- (look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately")
2. (1) reject, spurn, freeze off scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down -- (reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances")
Grep of adj scorn
scorned
scornful
Overview of noun scorn
The noun scorn has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) contempt, disdain, scorn -- (lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike)
2. (1) contempt, scorn -- (open disrespect for a person or thing)
Overview of verb scorn
The verb scorn has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) contemn, despise, scorn, disdain -- (look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately")
2. (1) reject, spurn, freeze off scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down -- (reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances")
scorn definition
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