outscorn
outscorn verb: to overcome or overwhelm by haughty disregard; defy; scorn or despise.
Verb
outscorn (third-person singular simple present outscorns, present participle outscorning, simple past and past participle outscorned)
- To overcome or overwhelm by haughty disregard; defy; scorn or despise.
- “That’s a bit like asking a man to subject himself to his own Freudian analysis,” he said, and then ventured this answer: “I guess I am Lear and the kitchen is my heath, wherein I strive to outscorn the to-and-fro conflicting wind and rain.”2007 June 14, Penelope Green, “Kitchen Tales”, in New York Times
Forms of outscorn
| third-person singular present | outscorns |
|---|---|
| present participle | outscorning |
| past participle | outscorned |
| past | outscorned |
Origin of outscorn
From out- + scorn.
Questions about outscorn
- What does outscorn mean?
- Outscorn means to overcome or overwhelm by haughty disregard; defy; scorn or despise.
- What part of speech is outscorn?
- Outscorn is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outscorn?
- The past tense of outscorn is outscorned.
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