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scorned

American  
[skawrnd] / skɔrnd /

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

Etymology

Origin of scorned

scorn ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Hell hath no fury like a Lily Allen scorned.

From BBC

However, he has scorned the description of Opendoor as a meme stock, describing it instead as a “cult stock.”

From MarketWatch

He hated the government and scorned taxes, which the government noticed.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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