The scientist's peers treated his unorthodox theory with scorn until repeated experiments confirmed its validity.
这位科学家的同行对他的非正统理论嗤之以鼻，直到反复实验证实了其正确性。
Which choice best defines “scorn”?
A — A feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; v. to show scorn. “scorn” means a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; v. to show scorn.
Which word means “a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; v. to show scorn”?
C — scorn. “scorn” means a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; v. to show scorn.
scorn — a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; v. to show scorn. In Chinese: 轻蔑.
scorn is pronounced /skɔːrn/.
The scientist's peers treated his unorthodox theory with scorn until repeated experiments confirmed its validity. (这位科学家的同行对他的非正统理论嗤之以鼻，直到反复实验证实了其正确性。)
contempt, disdain, disregard — all close in meaning to scorn (a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; v. to show scorn).
respect, admiration — each the opposite of scorn (a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; v. to show scorn).
Yes. scorn is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.