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scorn
noun as in contempt toward something
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verb as in hold in contempt; look down on
Example Sentences
His brash personality has earned him the respect and scorn of his co-workers in equal measures.
But the grid has attracted scorn from statisticians.
His characterisation of one such encounter as a "sleepy cuddle" drew particular scorn from his critics.
He wrote of a childhood in which he learned to scorn society and its codes, concluding that “you got away with anything you were smart enough to get away with.”
Traditional Republicans are disdained and scorned by the vast majority of self-identified Republicans.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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