scorning

verb

present participle of scorn
1
as in disdaining
to show contempt for scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors

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2
as in despising
to ignore in a disrespectful manner she scorned the advice of her ophthalmologist and had the laser eye surgery anyway

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Recent Examples of scorning By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds. — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorning
  1. disdaining
  2. despising
  3. hating
  4. disregarding
  5. disrespecting
  6. forgetting
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  • As was ever the case, the Babe returned fire, answering the heckles by mocking the Cubs players and disdaining their fans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of disdaining
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  • For example, Scalia famously cast the deciding vote in 1989 to hold unconstitutional a law criminalizing burning the American flag despite being a big patriot and despising such activities.
    — Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In a classic enemies-to-lovers plot, Sully and Helen go from despising one another to falling head over heels.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of despising
Verb
  • The president has a long history of hating on Somalia and Somali immigrants to this country.
    — Miles Bryan, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The actors will soon slip into their 1967 costumes as the impoverished Greasers and the privileged Socs — and spend the next two hours hating each other onstage.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hating
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  • Shaming people for disregarding the awesome nature of wisdom might appear a gross violation of their freedom of conscience.
    — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • China criticized Lai’s speech, accusing him of disregarding facts and misleading the public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of disregarding
Verb
  • Oakley and Dolan have long feuded, with Oakley accusing Dolan of treating him less favorably than other Knicks legends, including by not providing him complimentary tickets and allegedly disrespecting him in other ways.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The leak itself received a mountain of backlash from industry professionals, animators and others for disrespecting the years of work put into crafting the film.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of disrespecting
Verb
  • That terrible scenario that doesn't easily fade definitely caused everyone to believe Quinn was at it again on Monday night – messing up again, forgetting that the last play was fourth down instead of third down.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Selling the future without forgetting the past That loyalty matters especially now.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of forgetting

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“Scorning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorning. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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