scorn
noun
open or unqualified contempt; disdain.
has scorned
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present perfectof scorn (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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However, he has scorned the description of Opendoor as a meme stock, describing it instead as a “cult stock.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
Like many tech tycoons, Gates had made failed investments over the previous decade in biofuels, a technology Smil has scorned because it is so land-hungry.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2018
She is a trans person who has scorned societal labels by refusing gender reassignment, yet also embraced the family institution to become a mother.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2016
Since its launch 21 years ago, Chipotle has scorned most conventional marketing and held firm to its bold brand promise: Food with Integrity.
From Forbes ● Jun. 6, 2014
I love her! but I will never place myself in the dust before a woman who has scorned me.
From The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 by Anonymous
