Both Uses
scorn
in
William Wilson
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- This has been already too much an object for the scorn—for the horror—for the detestation of my race.†
*scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- The pitiable condition of my dupe had thrown an air of embarrassed gloom over all; and, for some moments, a profound silence was maintained, during which I could not help feeling my cheeks tingle with the many burning glances of scorn or reproach cast upon me by the less abandoned of the party.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)