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scorned

adjective as in maligned

Strong matches

adjective as in unloved

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Example Sentences

He scorned what he called "the beautiful people" - the men in smart suits with red roses and mobile phones who became the new face of Labour.

From BBC

Traditional Republicans are disdained and scorned by the vast majority of self-identified Republicans.

From Salon

How far is too far when calling out people who have attacked the scorned of society?

A Leo scorned is as dangerous as a forest fire in the night, furious at rejection by the very world they bleed out for.

The disparity between their onetime judgments and their eventual public postures has been scorned by none other than Ms. Haley — that is, Ms. Haley, the Trump critic, before she became Ms. Haley, the Trump voter.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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