scorn
Example Sentences
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But the loudest voices offering only contempt and scorn are found — where else? — online.
From Salon
That might draw scorn from state regulators, whose moral flexibility on gambling tends to extend only as far as their taxing authority.
From Barron's
However, he has scorned the description of Opendoor as a meme stock, describing it instead as a “cult stock.”
From MarketWatch
If elected, he would be the city's first Muslim mayor and far-right Republicans have scorned a video he issued in Arabic to supporters in the famously diverse city.
From Barron's
In any case, simply pulling up the drawbridge, hoisting the “independence” flag, and pouring boiling scorn on the barbarians at the gate isn’t a viable response.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
