When a man has a project in his mind, digested and fixed by consideration, it is wise to keep it secret till the time that his designs arrive at their despatch and perfection. The hooting fowler seldom takes much game. Our soul is filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.įame, that delights around the world to stray, He said mine eyes were black, and my hair black My friends scorn me but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. To despise to slight to revile to vilify to contemn.Įtymology: schernen, Dutch escorner, French. Numidia’s grown a scorn among the nations Is it not a most horrid ingratitude, thus to make a scorn of him that made us? Francis Bacon.īut fann’d the fuel that too fast did burn. Whosoever hath any thing in his person that induces contempt, hath also a perpetual spur to rescue himself from scorn: therefore all deformed persons are bold, as being on their own defence as exposed to scorn. Jud.ĭiogenes was asked in scorn, what was the matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not rich men philosophers? He answered, because the one knew what they wanted, the others did not. If we draw her not unto us, she will laugh us to scorn. Why should you think that I should woo in scorn? Than in the pride and salt scorn of his eyes. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: think no scorn of me, lest if thou make as tho’ thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit. If he do fully prove himself the honest shepherd Menalcas his brother and heir, I know no reason why you should think scorn of him. Where glues are concerned, I, personally, would not scorn to wear both a belt and braces.Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votesĬontempt scoff slight act of contumely.Įtymology: escorne, old Fr.As they undressed and put their worn-out shoes beneath their beds, they again scorned the efforts of the soldier.Many young people scorn polite behaviour as insincere.It is too valuable a document of human heartbreak and muddle to be scorned or dismissed.My kids used to scorn my politics as right-wing selfishness.Many scorned it but rapturous press reviews helped push the record up into the high altitudes of the independent chart.Admired by the young and scorned by the old.Skinner's ideas were scorned by many American psychologists.Marry as I order you or I brand you as wanton for everyone to scorn.Hell hath no fury like a user scorned.The limits of convention were hers to scorn. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus scorn 2 to criticize someone or something because you think they do not deserve respect He scorned the government’s record in dealing with crime. scorn scorn 2 verb 1 REJECT/NOT ACCEPT to show that you think that something is stupid, unreasonable, or not worth accepting Many women scorn the use of make-up. He could barely disguise his scorn for her.But Washington last night poured scorn on Mr Chretien's veto claim.Wrong to fear fitzAlan's impatience or scorn.I vacillated between the false potency of scorn and feelings of ineptitude.But remember my scorn for the so-called airtight argument!.Who stare at us with incredulous scorn.Rosie said with that upper lip twisting in scorn.2 → pour scorn on somebody/something Examples from the Corpus scorn with scorn Rachel looked at me with scorn. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English scorn scorn 1 / skɔːn $ skɔːrn / noun 1 MAKE FUN OF 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.
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