scoff

/skˈɒf/

/ˈskɔf/

[verb] [noun]

to scoff

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

laugh at with contempt and derision

synonyms : barrack

flout

gibe

jeer

treat with contemptuous disregard

synonyms : flout

Scoff

[NOUN]

showing your contempt by derision

synonyms : jeer

jeering

mockery

scoffing

Examples

1. The seasoned politician scoffed at the young upstart's superficial promises, muttering that you cannot catch old birds with chaff, as he knew from experience that voters were not easily swayed by empty rhetoric.

2. The teenager scoffed at the advice of his elder brother, thinking him an old fool, little realizing that young folks think old folks to be fools, but old folks know young folks to be fools from their own memories of youth.

3. Her parents scoffed.

4. Most oilmen scoff at the idea.