Scornful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expressing extreme contempt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɔːɹnfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɔːnfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɔːnfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈɔːɹnfəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disdainful insulting contemptuous

Word Forms

contempt	noun	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
contemptuousness	noun	the manifestation of scorn and contempt
disdainfulness	noun	the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verächtlich

äußerste Verachtung zum Ausdruck bringen

🇫🇷French

méprisant

exprimer un mépris extrême

🇪🇸Spanish

desdeñoso

expresando un desprecio extremo

🇮🇹Italian

sprezzante

esprimendo estremo disprezzo

🇳🇱Dutch

minachtend

extreme minachting uiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

desdenhoso

expressando extremo desprezo

🇷🇺Russian

презрительный

выражая крайнее презрение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तिरस्कारपूर्ण

अत्यधिक अवमानना व्यक्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অবজ্ঞাপূর্ণ

চরম অবজ্ঞা প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏளனமான

தீவிர அவமதிப்பை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అవహేళనగా

తీవ్ర ధిక్కారాన్ని వ్యక్తం చేస్తున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

निंदनीय

अत्यंत तिरस्कार व्यक्त करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તિરસ્કારપૂર્ણ

ભારે તિરસ્કાર વ્યક્ત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ

ತೀವ್ರ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുച്ഛം

അങ്ങേയറ്റം അവജ്ഞ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حقارت آمیز

انتہائی توہین کا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻蔑的

表达极度蔑视

🇯🇵Japanese

軽蔑的な

極度の軽蔑を表現する

🇰🇷Korean

경멸하는

극도의 경멸을 표현함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khinh bỉ

thể hiện sự khinh thường tột độ

🇹🇭Thai

ดูถูก

แสดงความรังเกียจอย่างที่สุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sinis

mengungkapkan penghinaan yang ekstrim

🇵🇭Filipino

nanunuya

pagpapahayag ng matinding paghamak

🇲🇾Malay

mencemuh

menyatakan penghinaan yang melampau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ازدراء

التعبير عن الازدراء الشديد

🇮🇷Persian

تمسخر آمیز

ابراز تحقیر شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümseyen

Aşırı küçümsemeyi ifade etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָלֵא בּוּז

מביע בוז קיצוני

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