C1nounpoliticsmedia
US/skɔːrn/
UK/skɔːn/
a strong feeling that someone or something is stupid or not worth respecting
In context
The minister's plan was met with scorn by teachers and parents alike.
Opposition leaders poured scorn on the government's promise of cheap housing.
She spoke with open scorn about officials who never visit the villages.
Words that go with scorn
verb + preposition
- pour scorn onScientists poured scorn on the claim that the vaccine was unsafe.
- heap scorn onNewspapers heaped scorn on the team after the defeat.
noun + preposition
- with scornThe idea was greeted with scorn at the meeting.
- object of scornThe once-popular mayor became an object of scorn.
adjective + noun
- public scornThe bankers faced public scorn after the crisis.