scornful
/ˈskɔːnfʊl/
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American sound/ˈskɔːnfʊl/
scornful
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scor - nful -> scornful
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scorn /skↄ:n/ n [U]~ (for sth/ sb)
အထင်သေးခြင်း။ အရေး မစိုက်ခြင်း။ dismiss a suggestion with scorn ❍ She did nothing to conceal her scorn for the others.
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၁။ အထင်အမြင်သေးသည်။ She scorns the efforts of amateur singers. ❍ He was privately scorned by his fellow officers.
၂။ (က) အရေးမစိုက်၊ ဘေးချိတ်ထားလိုက် သည်။ scorn sb's invitation / advice / offer.
(ခ) (fml ) အောက်မကျို့။ scorn to ask for help.
❏ scornful /-fl/ adj
အထင်အမြင်သေးသော။ ကဲ့ရဲ့သော။ a scornful laugh/ glance/ rejection/ dismissal ❍ be scornful of other people's efforts.
❏ scornfully /-fǝli/ adv
အထင်သေးအမြင်သေး။ ပစ်တောင်း ဆန်ခါ။ မဲ့မဲ့ရွဲ့ရွဲ့။ Jake looked at her scornfully.
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contempt, disdain, disrespect, derision, scornfulness, disparagement, ridicule, abhor, avoid, be above, belittle, confute, consider beneath one, contemn, contemptuousness, contumely, defy, deride, despisal, despise, despisement, despite, disparage, disregard, flout, gibe, hate, ignore, jeering, make fun of, mock, mockery, pour scorn on, put down, rebuff, refuse, refute, reject, renounce, repudiate, revile, run down, sarcasm, scoff at, scoffing, show contempt for, shun, slight, sneer, sneer at, sneering, sport, spurn, taunt, taunting, teasing, trash, turn back on, turn down, turn nose up at
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