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1. (v.i.) scoff
to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often fol. by at).
2. (v.t.) scoff
to mock at; deride.
3. (n.) scoff
an expression of mockery, derision, doubt, or derisive scorn.
4. scoff
an object of mockery or derision.
5. (v.t.) scoff
to eat voraciously.
6. (n.) scoff
food; grub.
Etymology: (1855–60; earlier scaff)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing
showing your contempt by derision
2. (verb) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker"
3. (verb) scoff, flout
treat with contemptuous disregard
"flout the rules"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scoff
derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach
2. (noun) scoff
an object of scorn, mockery, or derision
3. (noun) scoff
to show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at
4. (verb) scoff
to treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at
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Sense: (sometimes withat) to express scorn
She scoffed at my poem.
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 Afrikaans: bespot |
 Arabic: يَسْتَهْزِئ بِ |
 Bulgarian: присмивам (се) |
 Brazilian: troçar |
 Czech: posmívat se |
 German: spotten |
 Danish: håne |
 Greek: εμπαίζω, περιφρονώ |
 Spanish: mofarse, burlarse |
 Estonian: halvustama |
 Farsi: تمسخر كردن |
 Finnish: pilkata |
 French: se moquer (de) |
 Hebrew: לְלַגלֵג |
 Hindi: विज्ञान |
 Croatian: rugati se, podsmjehivati |
 Hungarian: kigúnyol |
 Indonesian: merendahkan, mencela, men |
 Icelandic: gera gys að |
 Italian: deridere |
 Japanese: あざける |
 Korean: 비웃다 |
 Lithuanian: supeikti, išjuokti |
 Latvian: izsmiet;ņirgāties |
 Malay: mencemuh |
 Dutch: schimpen |
 Norwegian: blåse av, avvise hånlig |
 Polish: szydzić |
 Persian: تمسخر كردن |
 Pashto: لنډى وهل، ټوكى كول، مسخره |
 Portuguese: troçar |
 Romanian: a-şi bate joc (de) |
 Russian: насмехаться, осмеивать |
 Slovak: posmievať sa |
 Slovenian: norčevati se |
 Serbian: rugati se |
 Swedish: hånskratta åt, begabba |
 Thai: แสดงอาการดูหมิ่น |
 Turkish: alay etmek |
 Taiwanese: 嘲笑，藐視 |
 Ukrainian: насміхатися; глузувати |
 Urdu: مزاق اڑانا |
 Vietnamese: chế giễu |
 Chinese: 嘲笑 |
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