All 5 Uses
scorn
in
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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- It wasn't easy tolerating him talking this way to her, to bear his scorn, his ridicule, his insults, his walking past her like she was nothing but a house cat.†
p. 98.8 *scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- Others still called them Mujahideen, but, when they did, they made a face-a sneering, distasteful face-the word reeking of deep aversion and deep scorn.†
p. 176.1
- The brawny one, the one with the self-satisfied, scornful demeanor, was the leader.†
p. 201.5scornful = full of strong disrespect or rejection
- Over the years, Mariam had learned to harden herself against his scorn and reproach, his ridiculing and reprimanding.†
p. 240.6scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- Then maybe you'll buy us a new well," Laila said, and this won her a scornful gaze from him.†
p. 298.7scornful = full of strong disrespect or rejection
Definitions:
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(1)
(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)