I. scorn 1 /skɔːn $ skɔːrn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: escarn ]
1 . the feeling that someone or something is stupid or does not deserve respect SYN contempt
scorn for
He felt scorn for his working-class parents.
with scorn
Rachel looked at me with scorn.
2 . pour scorn on somebody/something ( also heap scorn on somebody/something American English ) to strongly criticize someone or something because you think they do not deserve respect:
Labour poured scorn on the Tory claim to be the party of law and order.
II. scorn 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to show that you think that something is stupid, unreasonable, or not worth accepting:
Many women scorn the use of make-up.
2 . to criticize someone or something because you think they do not deserve respect:
He scorned the government’s record in dealing with crime.