Scorn

Open, pointed contempt. You look down on someone.

Family Disgust
Valence strongly negative
Arousal moderate activation
Intensity Moderate
Opposite Reverence

Open, pointed contempt. You look down on someone. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where scorn lives in the body

Face
Heat, flush, expression building
Moderate
Head
Pressure, fullness, mental load
Moderate
Chest
A faint pull
Quiet

Related emotions

ContemptDisgust familyLoathingDisgust familyResentmentAnger familyReverenceThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for scorn. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.