scorn
noun
open or unqualified contempt; disdain.
self-scorn
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a word derived from
scorn.
Example Sentences
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In spite of himself, and indeed to his furious self-scorn, he found his heart warming strangely to the man who, at deadliest risk, had saved the life of his darling.
From Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
With him self-scorn went hand in hand with feebleness of will.
From The Child of Pleasure by Georgina Harding
But he did not cease to, for all the height of his self-knowledge and all the depth of his self-scorn.
From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan
"Sure, of course, I might 'a' knowed," the young man said with deep self-scorn.
From The Duke Of Chimney Butte by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory
"If I can," said Eugene quietly, with a deprecating wave of the hand, and a faint line of self-scorn about the corners of his mouth.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
