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as in disdained
to show contempt for
scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors
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as in despised
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
she scorned the advice of her ophthalmologist and had the laser eye surgery anyway
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Recent Examples of scorned
In the end, however, modernist design and an eye towards the future were ultimately scorned by the Nazi party.
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Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Washington's social and media elite scorned their style.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Washington’s social and media elite scorned their style.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2024
Hell hath no fury like an Outlander woman scorned.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
She would have been equally scorned by the lower tier for doing the same thing to them.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
As the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman (or man) scorned.
—Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Even high-ranking German politicians have scorned the Senate’s plan.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Rosemarie DeWitt and Ron Livingston know that hell hath no fury like a Sex and the City fan scorned.
—EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Washington's social and media elite scorned their style.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Washington’s social and media elite scorned their style.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2024
Hell hath no fury like an Outlander woman scorned.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
She would have been equally scorned by the lower tier for doing the same thing to them.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
As the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman (or man) scorned.
—Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Even high-ranking German politicians have scorned the Senate’s plan.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Rosemarie DeWitt and Ron Livingston know that hell hath no fury like a Sex and the City fan scorned.
—EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Scorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorned. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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