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scoff
verb [I] (LAUGH) /skɒf/
/skɑːf/ Definition
› to laugh and speak about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly: The critics scoffed at his paintings. Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots.Mocking and taunting scoff
noun [C usually plural] › Despite the scoffs of her colleagues, the experiment was completely successful.Mocking and taunting scoffer
/ˈskɒf.ər/
/ˈskɑː.fɚ/ noun [C usually plural] › I was able to prove the scoffers wrong.Mocking and taunting
/ˈskɑː.fɚ/ noun [C usually plural] › I was able to prove the scoffers wrong.Mocking and taunting(Definition of scoff verb (LAUGH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- burlesque noun
- caricature noun
- caricature verb
- deride verb
- derision noun
- derisive adjective
- jibe verb
- laugh at sb/sth phrasal verb
- laugh in sb's face idiom
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- mimic verb
- mock verb
- parody noun
- piss-take noun
- poke fun at sb idiom
- ridicule noun
- ridicule verb
- sardonic adjective
- take-off noun (COPY)
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