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Meaning of outscorn | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To overcome or overwhelm by haughty disregard; defy; scorn or despise.

transitive

Examples

““That’s a bit like asking a man to subject himself to his own Freudian analysis,” he said, and then ventured this answer: “I guess I am Lear and the kitchen is my heath, wherein I strive to outscorn the to-and-fro conflicting wind and rain.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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