scornful

Meanings

• Adjective

  Showing or feeling contempt or mockery towards someone or something.

  - "His scornful remarks about her cooking were unwarranted."
  - "She gave a scornful laugh at his suggestion."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scornful
ornful , mornful , thornful , maornful

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Variants

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scornful , scornfully , scornfulness , scornfulnesses

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Etymology

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From Old French escornier, from escorn 'mockery, derision', from es 'out' + corn 'horn'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'scornful' is often used in religious contexts to describe the attitude of God towards sin.

2. In the Bible, Psalm 119:161 says, 'I hate and abhor falsehood, But I love Thy law. Seven times a day I praise Thee, Because of Thy righteous judgments.' This verse uses the word 'scornful' to describe the attitude towards falsehood.

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Related Concepts

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1. Contempt: A feeling of strong disgust or disdain towards someone or something.

2. Mockery: The act of imitating someone or something in a ridiculing way.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'scornful' is often used to describe the attitude or behavior of a character towards another character or situation. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Iago is described as having a 'scornful' attitude towards Othello and Desdemona.

How to Memorize "scornful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person making a mocking face or laughing in a derisive way to remember the meaning of 'scornful'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'scornful' with the idea of contempt or mockery towards someone or something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'scornful' sounds like 'contemptful' and 'mocking'.

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