n. & v.
--n.
1. disdain, contempt, derision.
2 an object of contempt etc. (the scorn of all onlookers).
--v.tr.
1. hold in contempt or disdain.
2 (often foll. by to + infin.) abstain from or refuse to do as unworthy (scorns lying; scorns to lie).
Phrases and idioms:
think scorn of despise.
Derivatives:
scorner n.
Etymology: ME f. OF esc(h)arn(ir) ult. f. Gmc: cf. OS skern MOCKERY