Verboticism: Scornification
DEFINITION: n., The withering glare one casts down on a non-existent trip-hazard after stumbling for no apparent reason. v. tr., To fixate on an imaginary object, or person, in order to externalize the blame for one's own shortcomings.
Scornification
Created by: CEE1ESS
Pronunciation: skorn-ific-ashun
Sentence: Tripping over an unseen rock, she gave it a glance of scornification, as if to blame her clumsiness on the bedrock beneath her feet.
Etymology: from the word scorn
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