to scoff
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6.5
- verb
- /skɔf/
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- No-nonsense archaeologists, scoffing at talk of astronauts, propose a version of the past.
- scoff at the idea
- scoff at the notion
- scoff at the position
Anyone who looks at his, at his profile, at his credentials and scoffs, they're, they're, they're being disingenuous.
- Anyone who looks at his, at his profile, at his credentials and scoffs, they're, they're, they're being disingenuous.
- So nothing to scoff at, but obviously Disney's looking for some juicier.
- Their guitarist scoffed that Megadeth and Metallica were quote UN quote pussies.
- That is like the number one profession that these kids are desiring, but I'm not going to who am I to scoff at?
- Like it is nothing to scoff at, but the last, the last few years I think have muddied the waters in terms of expectations.
- Now, we can scoff at that, which you are probably, you know, this kind of idea has kind of poisoned the earth.
Examples
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Mike Mahoney, the police inspector who investigated the case, scoffed at the acquittal: "He knew exactly what he did."
Academic text (2012) -
On the other hand, most economists scoff at the idea of a robot tax.
Academic text (2018) -
I could look down and scoff at things, even faith.
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Nancy was an out-of-work English professor and tended to scoff at all things scientific.
Fiction book (1994) -
The men who went out to investigate the accidents scoffed at such fears.
Fiction book (1991) -
But opinion was hardly unanimous, and many European and Australian health authorities scoffed at the Americans' concern.
Academic text (2005) -
A hundred years before, people would have scoffed at the idea of surpassing Boston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.
Academic text (2008) -
A profile of Desmond in Prevention magazine scoffed at the government's limited means of disseminating regulatory information to consumers.
Academic text (2016) -
Ethnographic image-makers frequently scoffed at their subjects' fear of the camera because they themselves sensed its power.
Academic text (1995) -
The comedian scoffed at the ridiculous suggestion that he would change his style.
Synonyms
456
2.0
To make fun of someone in a mean way to show they are silly
307
2.3
Laugh at someone or say things that make them feel embarrassed
108
4.6
To make someone look silly in a mean way so others laugh at them
39
5.6
Smile or speak to show you do not respect someone
28
8.3
To speak rudely and loudly to a person in charge
26
7.8
To make fun of someone in a cruel way
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6.2
To laugh at someone and shout rude words to show you do not respect them
4
8.1
To make quick, unfair critical remarks about someone or their ideas
3
7.5
To show you think something is not good enough
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8.5
To make cruel or mocking remarks about someone
To make fun of someone in a mean way to show you dislike them
To shout at someone to mock or interrupt them
How Scornful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scoff comes from an old Norse word skop that meant 'make fun of' or 'mock'. A helpful way to remember scoff is to think of it like scorn: it means to laugh at or speak about someone with strong dislike.