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16 Nov 2020
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What does scornful of mean?
What does scornful of mean?
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- English (US)
“Scornful” usually means disapproving or judgmental, but it is a very formal and rather uncommon word in everyday speech.
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@mattmiller1019 is it the same as "dismissive of"?
- English (US)
They have similar meanings but not exactly the same. To be dismissive of someone is usually to ignore them and treat them like they’re unimportant. To be scornful of someone is usually to disapprove of something they’re doing. (I’m sure there are other meanings than this too but this is how I usually hear it used)
“The father was rather dismissive of his two children begging for his attention.” (He was ignoring them, not paying attention)
“The father was scornful of his children, who were screaming and running around in the store.” (He was upset with/ashamed of what they were doing)
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