scorned Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb look down on with disdain
    scorn; despise; disdain; contemn.
    • He despises the people he has to work for
    • The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
  2. verb reject with contempt
    freeze off; spurn; disdain; reject; scorn; pooh-pooh; turn down.
    • She spurned his advances
  3. adjective satellite treated with contempt
    hated; detested; despised.

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