Scoff

//skɒf//

Synonyms for "scoff" (186 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Verb(17 words)

jeer barrack flout gird jibe scorn sneer badger bam befool brock bullyrag bust on chaff chiack clown around contemn

jeer sneer affront aspersion atrocity back answer barrack belittle bolt boo brickbat caustic remark chaff chow comeback comestibles contemn contempt contumely crack

Noun(1 words)

mockery

Strong matches (55)

cut cut at cutting remark deride derision despite devour dig dig at disbelieve dismiss disparage doubt dump dump on eats edibles enormity feed fleer

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flout flouting food foodstuff foolery gibe gibing retort gird gobble gobble up grub gulp down guzzle humiliation indignity injury insult jab

Verb(16 words)

deride disparage extract the urine fleer fligger flite forgab frump geck gibe gleek gobble guttle heckle hork hound

Noun(1 words)

derision

Related words (93)

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More general

19 entries

bait brush aside brush off cod derision discount dismiss disregard ignore push aside rag rally razz ride tantalise tantalize

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Synonyms

5 entries

contemn derision gobble jeer sneer

Related terms

1 entries

scuff

derived

2 entries

scoff down scoff up

etymologically related_to

2 entries

scaff scarf

has context

4 entries

british british army slang south africa

manner of

1 entries

dismiss

related to

12 entries

contempt derision eat food jeer laugh mock mockery quickly reproach scorn scuff

Translations

103 translations across 20 languages.

Armenian

1 entries

ծաղր noun (expression of derision)

Bulgarian

4 entries

подигравка noun (expression of derision)
посмешище noun (object of scorn, mockery, or derision)
присмех noun (expression of derision)
лапам verb (to eat food quickly)

Czech

3 entries

posměch noun (expression of derision)
dělat si legraci verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)
vysmívat se verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

Dutch

2 entries

schrokken verb (to eat food quickly)
spotten verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

Estonian

1 entries

õgima verb (to eat food quickly)

Finnish

4 entries

iva noun (expression of derision)
mättö noun (slang: food)
pilkan kohde noun (object of scorn, mockery, or derision)
pilkka noun (expression of derision)

French

4 entries

dérision noun (expression of derision)
moquerie noun (expression of derision)
ridicule noun (expression of derision)
engloutir verb (to eat food quickly)

German

4 entries

Fressalie noun (slang: food)
Spott noun (expression of derision)
verlachen verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)
verschlingen verb (to eat food quickly)

Hungarian

4 entries

befal verb (to eat food quickly)
fal verb (to eat food quickly)
felfal verb (to eat food quickly)
gúnyolódik verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

Icelandic

3 entries

draga dár verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)
gera gys verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)
hæða verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

Indonesian

2 entries

sindiran noun (expression of derision)
menyindir verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

Italian

4 entries

cibaria noun (slang: food)
derisione noun (expression of derision)
mangiare noun (slang: food)
ridicolo noun (expression of derision)

Latin

1 entries

cavillor verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

Māori

4 entries

aniani verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)
horohororē verb (to eat food quickly)
hāupaupa verb (to eat food quickly)
hāupaupa verb (to eat food quickly)

Occitan

4 entries

derision noun (expression of derision)
escarniment noun (expression of derision)
escòrna noun (expression of derision)
trufariá noun (expression of derision)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

لطیفه noun (expression of derision)

Romanian

4 entries

batjocură noun (expression of derision)
bătaie de joc noun (expression of derision)
derâdere noun (expression of derision)
haleală noun (slang: food)

Russian

4 entries

насме́шка noun (expression of derision)
лопать verb (to eat food quickly)
насмехаться verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)
осмеивать verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

Spanish

4 entries

burla noun (expression of derision)
escarnecimiento noun (expression of derision)
hazmerreír noun (object of scorn, mockery, or derision)
rebuzno noun (expression of derision)

Welsh

2 entries

gwatwar verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)
gwawdio verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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Outsiders tend to scoff at Esperanto as an idealistic waste of time.

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I scoff at it.

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I'm not going to change my opinion no matter how much you scoff.

Source: tatoeba (6020428)

If you want to change someone's opinion on something, the worst way to do it is to scoff at them.

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