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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  • The core of this roster has been scrutinized and adored and despised for years.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But the legendary General George Patton despised Mauldin's work.
    — David Martin, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of despised
Verb
  • This is the political bedrock of that, and people are just tired of the massive Hindu-Muslim-who-is-to-be-hated sentiment.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The guy who hated selling himself turned out to be very good at helping sell everyone else.
    — JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hated
Verb
  • By anointing Watson as their franchise savior, the Haslams disregarded all those women.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The other was filed by Bonta, who said that Bianco blatantly disregarded his authority as attorney general.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of disregarded
Verb
  • Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and Mike Evans is gone.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrespected

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“Scorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorned. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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