scorned

[skawrnd]

adjective

1. treated or regarded with contempt, scoffing, or disdain.

   Few believed he’d find an audience, but with the release of his hit single and video last year, the once scorned act has now become popular with fans and critics.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of scorn.

Other Word Forms

• unscorned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorned¹

scorn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The father beat the son regularly, and scorned nonreligious music as the devil’s work.

From Los Angeles Times

Hailed by some as a hero and scorned by others as a traitor, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is in the final stage of his national security trial.

From BBC

The bat flip, once scorned as an instrument of disrespect, is now celebrated by the league itself.

From Los Angeles Times

His ostentatious well-being is scorned by Walker, who equates equilibrium with compromise.

From Los Angeles Times

It cited the groom's "betrayal" and money - hinting at a scorned lover or property dispute - as motives.

From BBC

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