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Word: Scorn
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: shortening of Old French escarn (noun), escharnir (verb), of Germanic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
skɔːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
feel or express contempt or disdain for
Short Definition:feel or express contempt or disdain for
Examples:- he tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself
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