All 6 Uses of
scorn
in
The Great Gatsby
- Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.
p. 2..6 *scorn = disrespect
- Her eyes flashed around her in a defiant way, rather like Tom's, and she laughed with thrilling scorn.†
p. 17..4
- Her wan, scornful mouth smiled, and so I drew her up again closer, this time to my face.†
p. 80..8
- She turned to me, and her voice, dropping an octave lower, filled the room with thrilling scorn: "Do you know why we left Chicago?"
p. 131..9scorn = strong disrespect or rejection
- She looked at Tom, alarmed now, but he insisted with magnanimous scorn.†
p. 135..2
- When the butler brought back Wolfshiem's answer I began to have a feeling of defiance, of scornful solidarity between Gatsby and me against them all.†
p. 165..9
Definition:
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(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough