"scornful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɔɹnfəl/ [General-American], /ˈskɔːnfəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scornful.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more scornful [comparative], most scornful [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nfəl Etymology: scorn + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scorn|ful|pos=adjective}} scorn + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} scornful (comparative more scornful, superlative most scornful)
  1. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous. Categories (topical): Emotions Derived forms: scornfully, scornfulness Translations (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous): презрителен (prezritelen) (Bulgarian), пренебрежителен (prenebrežitelen) (Bulgarian), 輕視的 (Chinese Mandarin), 轻视的 (qīngshì de) (Chinese Mandarin), pohrdavý (Czech), minachtend (Dutch), minachtende (Dutch), ylenkatseellinen (Finnish), ivallinen (Finnish), halveksiva (Finnish), méprisant (French), dédaigneux (French), verächtlich (German), περιφρονητικός (perifronitikós) (Greek), καταφρονητικός (katafronitikós) (Greek), disprezzante (Italian), sprezzante (Italian), sdegnoso (Italian), 냉소적인 (naengsojeogin) (Korean), 경멸적 (gyeongmyeoljeok) (Korean), hīkaka te ihu (Maori), تحقیرآمیز (tahqir-âmiz) (Persian), pogardliwy (Polish), презри́тельный (prezrítelʹnyj) (Russian), надме́нный (nadménnyj) (Russian), despreciativo (Spanish), föraktfull (Swedish), erkatte (Tocharian B), прези́рливий (prezýrlyvyj) (Ukrainian), знева́жливий (znevážlyvyj) (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous",
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      "sense": "showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous",
      "word": "περιφρονητικός"
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katafronitikós",
      "sense": "showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous",
      "word": "καταφρονητικός"
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      "sense": "showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous",
      "word": "disprezzante"
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