scoff

[Scoff]

To laugh at someone with scorn is to scoff at them. People have scoffed at many great inventors, saying their products would flop because the public wouldn't be interested in things like the light bulb, the personal computer, or the pet rock.

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Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

Noun
showing your contempt by derision

Verb
treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"

Verb
laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

n.
Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

n.
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.

n.
To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.

v. t.
To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.

Scoff

Scoff (?; 115), n. [OE. scof; akin to OFries. schof, OHG. scoph, Icel. skaup, and perh. to E. shove.] 1. Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

With scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts.

2. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.

The scoff of withered age and beardless youth.

Scoff

Scoff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scoffed (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. Scoffing.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude, Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See Scoff, n.] To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.

Thuth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remained to pray.

Syn. -- To sneer; mock; gibe; jeer. See Sneer.

Scoff

Scoff, v. t. To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.

To scoff religion is ridiculously proud and immodest.

Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.

To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.

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Usage Examples

To disbelieve is easy to scoff is simple to have faith is harder.

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