🇬🇧🇨🇳 scorn - 轻蔑 : English Lesson

Meaning of "scorn" ("轻蔑"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Scorn is when you feel very strong dislike and zero respect for someone or something because you think it is silly, useless, or not worth your time. When you look at something with scorn, you are kind of saying, “Wow, that is so bad or so silly that I can’t even take it seriously.” It’s like the opposite of admiration or respect, and it often shows in your face, your voice, or the way you talk about that person or thing.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our coach’s scorn for our half-asleep warm-up vanished when we accidentally won the race by running toward a snack table.

The vacuum cleaner hummed with scorn every time it had to eat another glitter spill from my “art project.”

The librarian’s scorn melted into surprise when the loudest kid in class checked out a 500-page book.

The royal cat sat on the throne and watched the humans clean the litter box with majestic scorn.

My older brother looked at my glitter-covered science project with scorn, right before it won first place.

At the pond, the children launched his crooked boat. They showed scorn, turning away; their scorn was loud. Scorn spilled into cruel laughter, scorn burning the boy's cheeks. He braced, blew on the sail, and the boat cut the water. The teacher picked it up with a smile; their scorn fell flat, and he grinned.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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