scoff
1to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
to mock at; deride.
an expression of mockery, derision, doubt, or derisive scorn; jeer.
an object of mockery or derision.
Origin of scoff
1synonym study For scoff
Other words for scoff
Opposites for scoff
Other words from scoff
- scoff·er, noun
- scoff·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for scoff (2 of 2)
to eat voraciously.
food; grub.
Origin of scoff
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How to use scoff in a sentence
Having been taught Modernism, a school of thought that scoffs at the decorative, materials became his primary means of expression.
She seems to understand the endgame, and scoffs at others she sees who post butt selfies without context.
Back Off, B*tches. There’s Only One Butt Selfie Queen | Cheryl Wischhover | May 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“At a certain point in my career as an artist, I made a necessary decision to discontinue suffering fools,” he scoffs.
‘The Spoils of Babylon’: IFC’s Cheeky Miniseries Starring Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, and More | Marlow Stern | January 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHess scoffs at the notion that friendships drive Washington dealmaking.
Obama Could Ease D.C. Gridlock If He Socialized More, Critics Say | Eleanor Clift | January 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“I wrapped my son with one hand while driving a stick,” Gloria scoffs.
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If a man has transgressed one law, and speaks lies and scoffs at another world, there is no evil he will not do.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanHe scoffs at the clerical classes and the religious orders, laughs at the priestly raiment which covered the passions of humanity.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherHow this cheered me, for I had tried to preach to them on the train, and I feared the scoffs or reproof of the railroad officials.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love | Elizabeth Ryder WheatonHuysmans, however, scoffs at this distinction and says the use of the term "white magic" was a ruse of the Rose-Croix.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. WebsterDo you think that the jeers and scoffs of the world could make me suffer more than do the pangs of my guilty conscience?
File No. 113 | Emile Gaboriau
British Dictionary definitions for scoff (1 of 2)
/ (skɒf) /
(intr often foll by at) to speak contemptuously (about); express derision (for); mock
(tr) obsolete to regard with derision
an expression of derision
an object of derision
Origin of scoff
1Derived forms of scoff
- scoffer, noun
- scoffing, adjective
- scoffingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for scoff (2 of 2)
/ (skɒf) informal, mainly British /
to eat (food) fast and greedily; devour
food or rations
Origin of scoff
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