Scorn \Scorn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scorned (sk[^o]rnd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Scoring.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF.
escarnir, escharnir. See Scorn, n.]
1. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of
regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.
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I scorn thy meat; 't would choke me. --Shak.
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This my long sufferance, and my day of grace,
Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.
--Milton.
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We scorn what is in itself contemptible or
disgraceful. --C. J. Smith.
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2. To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of
insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.
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His fellow, that lay by his bed's side,
Gan for to laugh, and scorned him full fast.
--Chaucer.
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To taunt and scorn you thus opprobriously. --Shak.
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Syn: To contemn; despise; disdain. See Contemn.
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