scorn
UK /skɔːn/ US /skɔɹn/
verb 4noun 3
Collocations
7(noun.)
ADJ
withering
He dismissed their complaints with withering scorn during the meeting.
VERB + SCORN
feel | express
heap, pour, throw
The critics poured scorn on the actor's performance throughout the entire review.
PREP
with ~
She spoke with scorn about the outdated rules that nobody followed anymore.
~ for
He had nothing but scorn for people who lied to get ahead.
PHRASES
an object of scorn
The unpopular policy became an object of scorn among the local community.
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