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outscorned

outscorned is the simple past and past participle of outscorn.

Meaning of outscorn

Verb

outscorn (third-person singular simple present outscorns, present participle outscorning, simple past and past participle outscorned)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about outscorned

What is outscorned the simple past and past participle of?
Outscorned is the simple past and past participle of outscorn.

Words near outscorned in the dictionary

  1. outscore
  2. outscored
  3. outscores
  4. outscoring
  5. outscorn
  6. outscorned
  7. outscorning
  8. outscorns
  9. outscour
  10. outscouring
  11. outscourings

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