scorned

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US/skɔɹnd/UK/skɔːnd/

adjective

Hated, despised, or avoided.

“Zucchini and cauliflower seem to be widely scorned vegetables.”

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despiseddetestedhatedunloved
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Meanings

adjectivescorned (comparative more scorned, superlative most scorned)

comparative more scorned · superlative most scorned

  1. Hated, despised, or avoided.

    Zucchini and cauliflower seem to be widely scorned vegetables.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of scorn

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetreated with dislike or contempt

Similar
despiseddetestedhatedunloved
Also see
despiseddetestedhated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German verachtet, zurückgewiesen
  • verachtethated, despised, or avoided
  • zurückgewiesenhated, despised, or avoided
  • abgewiesenhated, despised, or avoided
  • gemiedenhated, despised, or avoided
Hindi तिरस्कृत
  • तिरस्कृत (tiraskŕt)hated, despised, or avoided
Spanish despreciado, rechazado
  • despreciadohated, despised, or avoided
  • rechazadohated, despised, or avoided
  • desdeñadohated, despised, or avoided
  • menospreciadohated, despised, or avoided

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scorned

hornedadorned
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Anagrams

corsned
Cite this entry
APA

scorned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorned

MLA

“scorned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorned. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorned.

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