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scorn

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/skɔrn/ · scorn

The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable.

Meanings

nounformal

The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable.

ایسی محسوسات یا عقیدہ جو کسی کی بے وقعتی یا حقارت کی خاطر ہو۔

حقارت

haqaarat

Synonyms

disdain contemptderisionتکبرحقارتزہر زبانی

Antonyms

respectadmirationapprovalاحترامتعظیممنظوری

Common Collocations

  • full of scorn
  • scornful remarks
  • scorn for authority

Example Sentences

He looked at the proposal with scorn.

اس نے اس تجویز کو حقارت کے ساتھ دیکھا۔

Us ne is tajweez ko haqaarat ke saath dekha.

Her scorn was palpable when she rejected the idea.

جب اس نے خیال کو مسترد کیا تو اس کی حقارت واضح تھی۔

Jab us ne khayal ko mustرد kiya to us ki haqaarat wazeh thi.

They treated his achievements with scorn.

انہوں نے اس کی کامیابیوں کو حقارت کے ساتھ لیا۔

Unhon ne us ki kaamiyabiyaan ko haqaarat ke saath liya.

Easily Confused With

scornful:Scornful is an adjective that describes someone showing scorn, while scorn is the noun that denotes the feeling itself.
verbformal

To feel or express contempt or derision for someone or something.

کسی یا کچھ کا مذاق اڑانا یا حقارت کا اظہار کرنا۔

حقارت کرنا

haqaarat karna

Synonyms

mockridiculederideمذاق اڑاناحقارت کرناتنقید کرنا

Antonyms

respecthonorpraiseاحترامتعظیممدح

Common Collocations

  • scorn their efforts
  • scorn the rules
  • scorn the critics

Example Sentences

She scorned their attempts to reconcile.

اس نے ان کی صلح کی کوششوں کا مذاق اڑایا۔

Us ne un ki sulah ki koshishon ka mazaq udaaya.

He scorned the idea outright.

اس نے اس خیال کو پوری طرح حقارت سے مسترد کر دیا۔

Us ne is khayal ko poori tarah haqaarat se mustرد kar diya.

They scorned the advice given to them.

انہوں نے انہیں دی گئی نصیحت کی حقارت کی۔

Unhon ne unhein di gayi naseehat ki haqaarat ki.

Easily Confused With

scornful:Scornful is an adjective that describes an action or an expression related to scorn, while scorn is the verb or noun itself.

Word Family

scornful
adjectiveحقارت آمیز
scornfully
adverbحقارت سے

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'scorn' as 'score' of someone's failure, a disdainful judgment.

Imagine someone rolling their eyes while looking down on others.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے، بہت نکلے میرے ارمان لیکن پھر بھی کم نکلے

Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle, Bahut nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle.

Thousands of desires, each worth dying for, / Many of my wishes came true, yet still too few.

Mirza Ghalib, Unverified

* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

حقارت کا مول نہ دے

Haqaarat ka maul na de

Don't pay the price of scorn.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old French "escarner" — to mock

First known use: 14th century

The word 'scorn' comes from the Old French 'escarner,' which means to mock or deride, and has evolved in English to denote disdainful contempt.