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
Verb
  • 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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  • 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
  • Haney reminded jurors that despising the rich isn’t a crime, much less an abnormal opinion.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of despising
Verb
  • Being mad at the rich or hating the rich is not a crime.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • The America 250-hating libs are SEETHING today.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Definition of hating
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  • For the next several months, Zaayer continued harassing both Shawna's family and the police by shouting at their grandchild, disregarding property lines and recording them and making false claims on social media, per The Guardian.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • From Montesquieu’s perspective, polarization worsens this appetite for disregarding constitutional norms.
    — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of disregarding
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  • His obsession with disrespecting the talents of all Americans is now costing us dearly.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
  • So, is The Pitt just overtly disrespecting certain cast members by leaving them off the ballot?
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026
Definition of disrespecting
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  • But Alito’s stance against birthright citizenship goes beyond just forgetting his roots.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • For any leader overseeing transformational change, the challenge is figuring out how to fix one part of the company without forgetting about the other parts.
    — Tracy Nolan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of forgetting

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