scorn, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

scorn (scorns 3rd person present) (scorning present participle) (scorned past tense & past participle )

1 n-uncount If you treat someone or something with scorn, you show contempt for them. (=contempt)
Researchers greeted the proposal with scorn...

2 verb If you scorn someone or something, you feel or show contempt for them.
Several leading officers have quite openly scorned the peace talks... V n

3 verb 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. 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.
♦ pour scorn on/ heap scorn on phrase (=deride)
It is fashionable these days to pour scorn on those in public life...