scorning

[ˈskɔːrnɪŋ]

verb (gerund/present participle) / noun

desprezo, escárnio, ridicularização

1. The act of treating or regarding someone or something with contempt, disdain, or mockery

He was scorning her efforts to help him.

Ele estava desprezando os esforços dela para ajudá-lo.

2. Expressing or showing scorn; mocking or ridiculing

The scorning remarks from the critics hurt the young artist.

Os comentários de escárnio dos críticos magoaram o jovem artista.

3. Rejecting something with contempt

She was scorning his marriage proposal.

Ela estava rejeitando seu pedido de casamento com desprezo.

NYC Slang

dissing, playing someone, clowning on someone

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

desprezo, zombaria

Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

escárnio, deboche

Colloquial variant emphasizing mockery

São Paulo

desprezo, ridicularização

Standard usage

Portugal

desprezo, escárnio

More formal usage in Portuguese Portuguese

scorn someone's advances

scorn at the thought of

pour scorn on someone/something

not to be scorned

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