scornfully
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scorn
(skôrn)n.
1.
a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy: viewed his rivals with scorn.
b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision: heaped scorn upon his rivals.
c. The state of being despised or dishonored: held in scorn by his rivals.
2. Archaic One spoken of or treated with contempt.
tr.v. scorned, scorn·ing, scorns
1. To consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy: an artist who was scorned by conservative critics.
2. To reject or refuse with derision: scorned their offer of help. See Synonyms at despise.
3. To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath one's dignity: "She disapproved so heartily of Flora's plan that she would have scorned to assist in the concoction of a single oily sentence" (Stella Gibbons).
[Middle English, from Old French escarn, of Germanic origin.]
scorn′er n.
scorn′ful adj.
scorn′ful·ly adv.
scorn′ful·ness n.
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Adv. 1. scornfully - without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously"
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scornfully
adverb contemptuously, with contempt, dismissively, disdainfully, with disdain, scathingly, witheringly, with a sneer, slightingly, with lip curled 'I don't think so,' he said scornfully.
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Translations
باحْتِقار، باسْتِخْفاف، بازْدِراء
opovržlivě
hånligt
meî fyrirlitningu
küçümseyerek
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scornfully
adv → verächtlich ; laugh also → spöttisch, höhnisch
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scorn
(skoːn) noun contempt or disgust. He looked at my drawing with scorn. bespotting إحْتِقار، إسْتِهْزاء، إزْدِراء презрение troça pohrdání die Verachtung foragt περιφρόνηση, αηδία desdén, desprecio põlgus تحقير halveksinta mépris בוז तिरस्कार, घृणा prezir, potcjenjivanje lenézés hina atau benci fyrirlitning disprezzo 軽蔑 경멸 panieka nicinājums cemuhan minachting forakt, hån pogarda كركه، نفرت، حقارت troça dispreţ презрение pohŕdanie prezir prezir förakt, hån การดูถูก; การเหยียดหยาม; ความสะอิดสะเอียน küçümseme 輕蔑 презирство; зневага حقارت، مذمت sự khinh miệt 轻蔑
verb to show contempt for; to despise. They scorned my suggestion. bespot يَحْتَقِر، يَزْدَري، يَسْتَخِف بِ презирам troçar opovrhovat verschmähen håne περιφρονώ desdeñar, despreciar, menospreciar põlastama تحقير كردن halveksia mépriser; dédaigner לָבוּז से घृणा करना prezirati, potcjenjivati megvet membenci, menghina fyrirlíta disprezzare, respingere 軽蔑する 업신여기다 paniekinti apnicināt mencemuh minachten avvise foraktelig, håne pogardzać, lekceważyć كركه كول، نفرت كول troçar a dispreţui относиться с презрением opovrhovať omalovaževati prezirati förakta, håna ดูถูก küçümsemek 蔑視 зневажати, ставитися з презирством حقیر گرداننا khinh miệt 蔑视
ˈscornful adjective1. feeling or showing scorn. a scornful expression/remark. bespottend مُظْهِرٌ للإحْتِقار، مُسْتَخِف презрителен trocista pohrdavý verächtlich hånende περιφρονητικός desdeñoso põlastav خوار شمردن ylimielinen méprisant בז अवज्ञापूर्ण preziran megvető penuh kebencian fyrirlitningar- sdegnoso, sprezzante 軽蔑する 경멸에 찬 (pa)niekinantis nicīgs; nicinošs yang mencemuh minachtend foraktelig, hånlig pogardliwy دكركې، دحقارت، دنفرت، كرك غاړى trocista dispreţuitor презрительный pohŕdavý prezirljiv prezriv föraktfull, hånfull รู้สึกดูถูก; แสดงความดูถูก küçümseyen 輕蔑的 зневажливий بیزار، متنفر đầy khinh miệt 轻蔑的
2. making scornful remarks. He was rather scornful about your book. bespottend مُحْتَقِر، مُزْدَرٍ надменен desdenhoso opovržlivý höhnisch hånlig που κάνει περιφρονητικά σχόλια desdeñoso halvustavalt kritiseeriv مردود دانستن pilkallinen méprisant לָבוּז तिरस्कार करना omalovažavajući fitymáló tidak menyukai fullur fyrirlitningar sprezzante 軽蔑的な 조롱하는 niekinantis, pašaipus nicīgs; izsmejošs mencemuh minachtend full av forakt/hån szyderczy دكركې desdenhoso dispreţuitor пренебрежительный opovržlivý prezirljiv prezriv föraktfull, hånfull ที่แสดงความรังเกียจหรือดูถูก hakaret dolu 藐視的 глузливий حقارت بھرے الفاظ کہنا tỏ ra khinh bỉ 藐视的
ˈscornfully adverb bespottend باحْتِقار، باسْتِخْفاف، بازْدِراء презрително desdenhosamente opovržlivě verächtlich hånligt περιφρονητικά con desdén põlastavalt, põlastades با تحقير و تمسخر ylimielisesti avec mépris בְּבוּז अवज्ञापूर्णता से, निदात्मकता से prezirno megvetően dengan penuh kebencian með fyrirlitningu con disprezzo あざけるように 경멸스럽게 su panieka nicīgi; []nicinoši secara mencemuh minachtend spottende, foraktelig pogardliwie دحقارت په توګه، دكركې په توګه desdenhosamente cu dispreţ презрительно, пренебрежительно opovržlivo prezirljivo prezrivo föraktfullt, hånfullt อย่างดูถูก küçümseyerek 輕蔑地 зневажливо; глузливо استحقار سے đầy khinh miệt 轻蔑地
ˈscornfulness noun bespottendheid إحْتِقار، إزْدِراء надменост desdém pohrdlivost die Verachtung hån περιφρόνηση desdén, desprecio põlgus, halvakspanu حقارت ylimielisyys mépris, dédain בוז अवज्ञापूर्णता, निदात्मकता prezir gőgösség rasa benci fyrirlitning disprezzo, sdegno 軽蔑 경멸 (pa)niekinimas nicīgums; nicinājums sifat yang mencemuh minachting forakt, hån pogardliwość حقارت desdém dispreţ презрение pohŕdavosť prezirljivost prezrivost föraktfullhet, hånfullhet ความดูถูก küçümseme 輕蔑 зневажання اکراہ، استحقار sự khinh miệt 轻蔑
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