scorn

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɔːrn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skɔrn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skôrn)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scorn n (contempt, disrespect)desdén nm
  desprecio nm
 David felt nothing but scorn for the colleague who had tried to steal his job.
 David no sentía más que desprecio por el colega que le intentó quitar el trabajo.
scorn [sb] vtr (reject [sb])menospreciar a vtr + prep
  despreciar a vtr + prep
  (formal)desdeñar a vtr + prep
 Linda wanted to be friends with the cool girls at school, but they scorned her.
 Linda quería hacerse amiga de las chicas más populares del instituto, pero estas la menospreciaban.
scorn [sth] vtr (reject help, offer) (ayuda, formal)desdeñar vtr
  despreciar vtr
  menospreciar vtr
 Edward scorned Carol's offer of help.
 Edward desdeñó la ayuda de Carol.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
laugh [sth] to scorn v expr (ridicule, deride) (formal)escarnecer vtr
  reírse de v prnl + prep
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Spanish:

Collocations: full of scorn for the [press, students, workers, newspaper], felt scorn for (all) those who [said, made, believed], felt scorn for the [man, person, individual] who, more...

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