scorned

verb

past tense of scorn
1
as in disdained
to show contempt for scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors

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2
as in despised
to ignore in a disrespectful manner she scorned the advice of her ophthalmologist and had the laser eye surgery anyway

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Recent Examples of scorned Now that the Chicago Bears have scorned Portage’s bid to build a stadium on the city’s north side, the Redevelopment Commission plans to repackage the site before offering it to other developers. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 James scorned his home area of Northeast Ohio, with Akron and Cleveland as his only homes, to that point. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Police quickly connected them to his ex-fiancée and began investigating her, with a media narrative painting her as a woman scorned and willing to do anything to ruin his life. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 The season ended with Beth and Rip’s adopted son Carter (Finn Little) being abducted by the family that Beulah scorned when going into business with the infamous Beth Dutton. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 Gerardo Ortiz What’s a música mexicana festival without a bit of yearning and scorned romance? — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Those who believed in finvenkismo scorned Raŭmismo. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 While some painters might feel scorned for being passed over for so long, Lovelace O’Neal said that her late-career recognition was in some ways a blessing. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026 Jones also trumpeted his goal to phase out Georgia's income tax, but an ambitious cut withered after being scorned by Kemp, who is wrapping up his final term in office, and state House Republicans. — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorned
  1. disdained
  2. despised
  3. hated
  4. disregarded
  5. disrespected
Verb
  • Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.
    — Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Raised in a household of voracious readers in suburban Philadelphia, her father a professor of Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania and her mother having worked for magazines, Sebold disdained the university’s frat culture.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Definition of disdained
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  • Most of the refugees from the region fended for themselves in shanty towns around Baku, despised by the urbanites even as their plight was weaponized.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • This movie proved to be a huge hit, raking in over $230 million worldwide even though most critics despised it.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of despised
Verb
  • Or the millions of NBA fans outside Chicagoland who hated the Bulls during the Michael Jordan years.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Members hated the idea and order was restored the following year with all 23 awards being presented during the live telecast.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hated
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  • In doing so, those members disregarded the professional recommendations and warnings of the superintendent, the chief financial officer, the finance team and the district’s chief legal counsel.
    — Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And as much as fans want to overreact to one play, the position switch – remember, Proctor played left tackle his entire career at Alabama – as well as the jump to the NFL can’t be disregarded.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of disregarded
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  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and Mike Evans is gone.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Kenzie completely rejects Corbin’s because Corbin, having disrespected her, is now dead to her.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 30 June 2026
Definition of disrespected

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“Scorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorned. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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