All scorn synonyms
scorn
S s verb scorn
- gird β to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
- be-little β to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- curl one's lip β to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- disfavored β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- face up to β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- outdare β to surpass in daring.
- loathe β to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
- get around β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- come up against β If you come up against a problem or difficulty, you are faced with it and have to deal with it.
- live with β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- dis-favored β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- down on β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- blistered β a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- louted β an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- faulting β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- disses β to show disrespect for; affront.
- lay down the law β the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- make light of β of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- caricaturing β a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- cast out β To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- look down on β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- disparage β to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- bad mouth β Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
noun scorn
- contemptuousness β showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
- heave-ho β an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.
- bum's rush β forcible ejection, as from a gathering
- bum-rush β to force one's way into; crash: to bum-rush a rap concert.
- insouciance β the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
- despisal β contempt; the act of despising; scorn
- indignation β strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
- despisement β contempt; despisal
- disdainfulness β The state or quality of being disdainful.
- opprobriousness β The state or condition of being opprobrious.
- opprobrium β the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
- in-difference β lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- disgrace β the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- despite β You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising.
- despitefulness β The state or quality of being despiteful.
- contempt β If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
- jollification β jolly merrymaking; jolly festivity.