Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - scorn
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~1 n the feeling that someone or something is stupid, old-fashioned, or not as good as other people or things; contempt + for (They had nothing but scorn for their working-class parents.) pour scorn on (Davis poured scorn on the proposal.) ~2 v to refuse to accept ideas, suggestions etc because you think they are stupid, old-fashioned, or unreasonable (Most young people today scorn the idea that virginity is important. | scorn to do sth (=refuse to do something, because you think it is not good enough)) (She scorned to hide away like a coward.)
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(scorns, scorning, scorned) 1. If you treat someone or something with scorn, you show contempt for them. Researchers greeted the proposal with scorn... = contempt N-UNCOUNT: oft with N, N for n 2. If you scorn someone or something, you feel or show contempt for them. Several leading officers have quite openly scorned the peace talks... VERB: V n 3. If you scorn something, you refuse to have it or accept it because you think it is not good enough or suitable for you. ...people who scorned traditional methods. VERB: V n 4. If you pour scorn on someone or something or heap scorn on them, you say that you think they are stupid and worthless. It is fashionable these days to pour scorn on those in public life... He used to heap scorn on Dr Vazquez’s socialist ideas. = deride PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escharne, escar, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scern jest Date: 13th century 1. open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation 2. an expression of contempt or derision 3. an object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision ; something contemptible II. verb Date: 13th century transitive verb to treat with ~ ; reject or dismiss as contemptible or unworthy ~ed local traditions ~ed to reply to the charge intransitive verb to show disdain or derision ; scoff Synonyms: see despise • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 disdain, contempt, derision. 2 an object of contempt etc. (the scorn of all onlookers). --v.tr. 1 hold in contempt or disdain. 2 (often foll. by to + infin.) abstain from or refuse to do as unworthy (scorns lying; scorns to lie). Phrases and idioms think scorn of despise. Derivatives scorner n. Etymology: ME f. OF esc(h)arn(ir) ult. f. Gmc: cf. OS skern MOCKERY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. презрение, пренебрежение the scorn of death —- презрение к смерти to show one's scorn —- проявлять презрение to evoke scorn —- вызывать презрение to hold smb., smth. in scorn, to have (to feel) scorn for smb., smth. —- презирать кого-л., что-л. I feel nothing but scorn for cowardice —- трусость вызывает у меня лишь чувство презрения to treat smb. with scorn —- обращаться с кем-л. пренебрежительно to be filled with scorn —- быть преисполненным презрения to laugh smb. to scorn —- поднять кого-л. на смех, высмеять кого-л. to think (to hold) it scorn to do smth. —- книж. считать что-л. ниже своего достоинства; считать что-л. (для себя) унизительным to say smth. in scorn —- выразить свое презрение to laugh in scorn —- презрительно засмеяться 2. объект презрения to be a scorn to smb., to be the scorn of smb. —- быть объектом чьего-л. презрения he is the scorn of his friends —- друзья его презирают 3. уст. язвительное, оскорбительное замечание, издевка 4. презирать, относиться с презрением, пренебрежением to be scorned by all decent people —- вызывать чувство презрения у всех порядочных людей to scorn a piece of advice —- пренебречь советом to scorn smb.'s help (smb.'s assistance) —- отвергнуть с презрением чью-л. помощь he scorned to reply to the charge —- он не счел нужным оправдываться 5. считать неприемлемым; отвергать как унизительное to scorn to do (doing) smth. —-...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) презрение - think scorn of 2) насмешка 3) объект презрения 2. v. презирать; to scorn lying - не унижаться до лжи Syn: see despise ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., aphetic of O.Fr. escarn "mockery, derision, contempt," from a Gmc. language (cf. O.H.G. skern "mockery, jest, sport"), from P.Gmc. *skarnjan "mock, deride." Probably influenced by V.L. *excornare, from L. ex- "without" + cornu "horn" (source of It. scornare "treat with contempt"). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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