verb
- to scorn or treat with contempt to a greater degree than another
Usage: rare; literary
Examples
- The proud nobleman outscorned all his rivals at court.
- She felt outscorned by her former friends after the scandal.
- His arrogance outscorned even the most conceited members of society.
- The critic outscorned previous reviewers with his harsh assessment.
- In her fury, she outscorned everyone who had doubted her abilities.