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scoff

noun verb

Showing your contempt by derision

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
F
Contains
CO
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. Showing your contempt by derision

verb

  1. Treat with contemptuous disregard

    “Flout the rules”

verb

  1. Laugh at with contempt and derision

    “The crowd jeered at the speaker”

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Example Sentences

Flout the rules
The crowd jeered at the speaker

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Synonyms

jeerjeeringmockeryscoffingfloutbarrackgibe

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