treat+with+scorn
1treat with scorn — index mock (deride) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2scorn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contempt, disdain, superciliousness; derision, ridicule. v. t. despise, disdain, contemn, spurn, neglect. See rejection, disrespect. Ant., respect. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To treat with scorn] Syn.… …
3scorn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French escharne, escar, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scern jest Date: 13th century 1. open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation 2. an expression of contempt… …
4treat — vb 1 parley, negotiate, *confer, commune, consult, advise Analogous words: *discuss, dispute, argue, debate: *consider, weigh, study: *think, reason, deliberate 2 Treat, deal, handle are comparable when they mean to have to do with a person or… …
5Scorn — Scorn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorned} (sk[^o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF. escarnir, escharnir. See {Scorn}, n.] 1. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to… …
6scorn — [skôrn] n. [ME < OFr escharn < escharnir, to scorn < Gmc base akin to OHG skernon, to mock, scern, a joke < IE base * (s)ker , to leap, jump about > Gr skairein, to jump, dance] 1. extreme, often indignant, contempt for someone or… …
7scorn — (n.) c.1200, aphetic of O.Fr. escarn mockery, derision, contempt, a common Romanic word (Cf. Sp. escarnio, It. scherno) of Gmc. origin, from P.Gmc. *skarnjan mock, deride (Cf. O.H.G. skern mockery, jest, sport, M.H.G. scherzen to jump with joy ) …
8scorn — [[t]skɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] scorns, scorning, scorned 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with N, N for n If you treat someone or something with scorn, you show contempt for them. Researchers greeted the proposal with scorn... Franklin shared the family s scorn for his… …
9scorn — /skɔn / (say skawn) noun 1. open or unqualified contempt; disdain. 2. mockery or derision. 3. an object of derision or contempt. 4. Obsolete a derisive or contemptuous action or speech. –verb (t) 5. to treat or regard with scorn. 6. to reject or… …
10scorn — 1. noun he was unable to hide the scorn in his voice Syn: contempt, derision, contemptuousness, disdain, derisiveness, mockery, sneering Ant: admiration, respect 2. verb 1) critics scorned the painting Syn …
