The meaning of Scornful

abbreviation

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adjective

Showing contempt; scornful.

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She was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race

adjective

Expressing contempt or ridicule.

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He gave a harsh, derisive laugh

adjective

Showing derision

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Derisive laughter, a derisive comment/remark

adjective

Ridiculously small or inadequate.

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They were given a derisory pay rise

adjective

A derisory amount of money is so small it is silly

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We were awarded a derisory sum.

adjective

Showing contempt or lack of respect.

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With a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door

adjective

Showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest or respect

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She cast a disdainful glance at the food., disdainful of he is openly disdainful of journalists who…

adjective

Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.

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Monetarist theory is dismissive of the need to control local spending

adjective

Showing that you think something or someone is not important and not worth considering

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A dismissive, angry look

adjective

Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.

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Disparaging remarks about council houses

verb

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

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He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

adjective

Criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them

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Disparaging remarks

adjective

Making rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

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The jeering crowds

verb

Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

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Some of the younger men jeered at him

noun

The action of laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them

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Loud jeering from the opposition parties, i shouted to be heard above the jeering of my colleagues.

adjective

Making fun of someone or something in a cruel way; derisive.

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He got jeers and mocking laughter as he addressed the marchers

verb

Tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

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Opposition mps mocked the government's decision

adjective

Mocking behaviour involves laughing at someone or something in an unkind way

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A mocking voice, mocking humour/laughter

adjective

Witheringly scornful; severely critical.

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She launched a scathing attack on the prime minister

verb

Harm; injure.

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He was barely scathed

adjective

Severely critical and unkind

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He delivered a scathing attack on the president.

adjective

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something.

Usage examples:

A scoffing cabin crew tells her there's no shower on the plane

noun

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

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He had to overcome the scoffing of theoretical physicists

verb

Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.

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Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films

adjective

Showing a lack of respect; insulting or disparaging.

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Slighting references to the errors of our political economists

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

verb

Present participle of slight

Usage examples:

I felt slighted when my boss thanked everyone but me for their hard work.

adjective

Contemptuous or mocking.

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He made a sneering comment about their closeness

noun

The action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner.

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It will take a concerted effort from many to lay off the sneering—and try understanding

verb

Smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.

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She had sneered at their bad taste

adjective

Derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.

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Snide remarks about my mother

noun

An unpleasant or underhand person.

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He's not a snide, he's better than most

adjective

Scornful; contemptuous.

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Some people are sniffy about tea bags

adjective

Full of or covered with nasal mucus.

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A snotty nose

adjective

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

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A supercilious lady's maid

adjective

Behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important

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He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice.

adjective

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

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A superior officer

noun

A person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position.

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Obeying their superiors' orders

adjective

Better than average, or better than others of the same type

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They were clearly the superior team., some people think acoustic recordings are superior to digital…

adjective

Intended to make someone feel humiliated; scornful.

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A withering look

verb

(of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.

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The grass had withered to an unappealing brown

adjective

Expressing strong criticism

Usage examples:

She delivered a withering attack on the book and its authors.