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scorning |
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 -------------- Sense 2 reject, spurn, freeze off scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down => refuse, decline -------------- 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") 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")
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