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• past tense form of scorn.
• past participle of scorn.

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.

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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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scorned

Bass, who was scorned for being out of town during the January 2025 Palisades fire despite high wind warnings, did slightly better with 18%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

They are, after all, world champions - and scorned ones at that.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

There are few things more universally powerful than a mama’s boy scorned.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

In a 1991 interview, retired Chief Justice Warren Burger scorned the view that the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms belongs to individuals rather than a collective militia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Yes; I feel now that I was right when I adhered to principle and law, and scorned and crushed the insane promptings of a frenzied moment.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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