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- Dictionaryscoff/skɒf/
verb
- 1. speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way: "Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films"
noun
- 1. an expression of scornful derision: "scoffs of disbelief"
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SCOFF definition: 1. to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCOFF is an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe. How to use scoff in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scoff.
to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly: The critics scoffed at his paintings. Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Mocking and taunting. caricature. deride someone/something as something. derision
To scoff is to express insolent doubt or derision, openly and emphatically: to scoff at a new invention. To jeer suggests expressing disapproval and scorn more loudly, coarsely, and unintelligently than in scoffing: The crowd jeered when the batter struck out.
To scoff is to express insolent doubt or derision, openly and emphatically: to scoff at a new invention. To jeer suggests expressing disapproval and scorn more loudly, coarsely, and unintelligently than in scoffing: The crowd jeered when the batter struck out.
scoffer. the "scoff" family. 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.
To scoff is to express insolent doubt or derision, openly and emphatically: to scoff at a new invention. To jeer suggests expressing disapproval and scorn more loudly, coarsely, and unintelligently than in scoffing: The crowd jeered at the pitcher.
