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Scoffing

noun/skˈɔfɪŋ/
Definition
showing your contempt by derision
laugh at with contempt and derision
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skˈɔfɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/skˈɒfɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skˈɒfɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /skˈɔfɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
scoffjeeringfloutjeermockerygibebarrack
Parts of Speech
nounshowing your contempt by derision
verblaugh at with contempt and derision
“The crowd jeered at the speaker”
verbtreat with contemptuous disregard
“flout the rules”
Word Forms
jeerverblaugh at with contempt and derision
mockverbtreat with contempt
scoffverbtreat with contemptuous disregard
jeerernounsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeernounshowing your contempt by derision
jeeringnounshowing your contempt by derision
scoffnounshowing your contempt by derision
scoffernounsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
scoffingnounshowing your contempt by derision
flouternounsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
gibenounan aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
spottend
Zeigen Sie Ihre Verachtung durch Spott
🇫🇷French
railleur
montrer votre mépris par dérision
🇪🇸Spanish
burla
mostrando tu desprecio por burla
🇮🇹Italian
beffardo
mostrando il tuo disprezzo con la derisione
🇳🇱Dutch
spottend
uw minachting tonen door spot
🇵🇹Portuguese
zombando
mostrando seu desprezo por escárnio
🇷🇺Russian
насмехается
демонстрируя свое презрение насмешками
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उपहास करना
उपहास द्वारा अपना तिरस्कार प्रदर्शित करना
🇧🇩Bengali
উপহাস
উপহাস দ্বারা আপনার অবজ্ঞা প্রদর্শন
🇮🇳Tamil
கிண்டல்
ஏளனமாக உங்கள் அவமதிப்பைக் காட்டுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
అపహాస్యం
అపహాస్యం ద్వారా మీ ధిక్కారాన్ని చూపిస్తున్నారు
🇮🇳Marathi
थट्टा
उपहासाने तुमचा तिरस्कार दर्शवितो
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉપહાસ
ઉપહાસ દ્વારા તમારી તિરસ્કાર દર્શાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ
ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯದಿಂದ ನಿಮ್ಮ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരിഹസിക്കുന്നു
പരിഹാസത്തിലൂടെ നിങ്ങളുടെ അവജ്ഞ കാണിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਖੌਲ
ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
طنز
تمسخر سے اپنی حقارت کا اظہار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
嘲笑
通过嘲笑来表达你的轻蔑
🇯🇵Japanese
あざける
嘲笑によって軽蔑を示す
🇰🇷Korean
비웃는
조롱으로 경멸을 표현하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chế nhạo
thể hiện sự khinh thường của bạn bằng cách chế nhạo
🇹🇭Thai
การเยาะเย้ย
แสดงความดูหมิ่นด้วยการเยาะเย้ย
🇮🇩Indonesian
yg mengejek
menunjukkan rasa jijikmu dengan cemoohan
🇵🇭Filipino
panunuya
pagpapakita ng iyong paghamak sa pamamagitan ng panunuya
🇲🇾Malay
mengejek
menunjukkan penghinaan anda dengan cemuhan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استهزاء
إظهار ازدرائك بالسخرية
🇮🇷Persian
تمسخر
تحقیر خود را با تمسخر نشان می دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
alay etme
küçümsemeni alayla gösteriyorsun
🇮🇱Hebrew
לעג
מראה את הבוז שלך על ידי לעג
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'scoffing'?
The primary meaning of 'scoffing' is 'showing your contempt by derision'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scoffing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'scoffing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'scoffing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'scoffing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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