Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Scorn — Scorn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorned} (sk[^o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF. escarnir, escharnir. See {Scorn}, n.] 1. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scorn — [n] contempt toward something contemptuousness, contumely, derision, despisal, despisement, despite, disdain, disparagement, disregard, jeering, mockery, ridicule, sarcasm, scoffing, scornfulness, slight, sneer, sport, taunting, teasing; concepts … New thesaurus
scorn — Synonyms and related words: abhor, airs, arrogance, be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, clannishness, cliquishness, contemn, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, deprecation, deride, derision, despisal, despise, despite, disavow,… … Moby Thesaurus
scorn — 1. noun he was unable to hide the scorn in his voice Syn: contempt, derision, contemptuousness, disdain, derisiveness, mockery, sneering Ant: admiration, respect 2. verb 1) critics scorned the painting Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
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).… … Useful english dictionary
hold cheap — Synonyms and related words: be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, contemn, deride, despise, disdain, disparage, disprize, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, hold beneath one, hold in contempt, insult, look down upon, misprize … Moby Thesaurus
hold in contempt — Synonyms and related words: be above, be contemptuous of, belittle, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, care nothing for, contemn, cry down, dare, debase, decry, degrade, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate from, despise,… … Moby Thesaurus
scorn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contempt, disdain, superciliousness; derision, ridicule. v. t. despise, disdain, contemn, spurn, neglect. See rejection, disrespect. Ant., respect. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To treat with scorn] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
hold cheap — slight, scorn … English contemporary dictionary
hold in contempt — despise, scorn; be charged with the deliberate obstruction of a court s proceedings by refusing to obey a court order or by interfering with court procedures … English contemporary dictionary
