scorn

scorn
1. n презрение, пренебрежение

the scorn of death — презрение к смерти

to evoke scorn — вызывать презрение

I feel nothing but scorn for cowardice — трусость вызывает у меня лишь чувство презрения

to be filled with scorn — быть преисполненным презрения

compliment acidulated with scorn — комплимент не без примеси пренебрежения

2. n объект презрения

he is the scorn of his friends — друзья его презирают

3. n уст. язвительное, оскорбительное замечание, издёвка
4. v презирать, относиться с презрением, пренебрежением

to be scorned by all decent people — вызывать чувство презрения у всех порядочных людей

5. v считать неприемлемым; отвергать как унизительное

I would scorn to do such a thing — я бы не унизился до этого

6. v арх. издеваться, насмехаться, высмеивать
Синонимический ряд:
1. derision (noun) derision; jeering; mockery; ridicule; scoff; sneer
2. despite (noun) arrogance; contempt; contumely; despisal; despisement; despite; disdain; disparagement; haughtiness
3. despise (verb) abhor; condemn; contemn; despise; detest; disdain; hate; look down; scout; sneer
4. shun (verb) avoid; disregard; ignore; ostracize; refuse; reject; renounce; shun; slight; spurn
Антонимический ряд:
accept; admiration; love; pleasure; praise; respect

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  • scorn´er — scorn «skrn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to look down upon; think of as mean or low; despise: »Honest boys scorn sneaks and liars. Death had he seen…knew all his shapes, and scorn d them all (Scott). SYNONYM(S): disdain, spurn. 2. to reject or refuse… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scorn — (sk[^o]rn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skern[=o]n to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — is a feeling of contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. Scorn may also refer to:Music * Scorn (band) * Scorn of the Women , an album by Weddings Parties Anything * Scorn Defeat , an album by Sigh * Forever Scorned , an album by …   Wikipedia

  • scorn — scorn·er; scorn·ful; scorn; scorn·ful·ly; scorn·ful·ness; …   English syllables

  • Scorn — Pays d’origine Birmingham, Angleterre  Royaume Uni Genre musical Dub, Musique industrielle …   Wikipédia en Français

  • scorn — [skôrn] n. [ME < OFr escharn < escharnir, to scorn < Gmc base akin to OHG skernon, to mock, scern, a joke < IE base * (s)ker , to leap, jump about > Gr skairein, to jump, dance] 1. extreme, often indignant, contempt for someone or… …   English World dictionary

  • Scorn — (sk[^o]rn), v. i. To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully. [1913 Webster] He said mine eyes were black and my hair black, And, now I am remembered, scorned at me. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scorn — Allgemeine Infor …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • scorn — n disdain, contempt, despite (see under DESPISE) Analogous words: superciliousness, insolence, disdainfulness (see corresponding adjectives at PROUD): scoffing, flouting, jeering, gibing (see SCOFF): deriding or derision, ridiculing or ridicule,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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


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