Scoff Definition & Meaning
scoff
- noun
- showing your contempt by derision
- verb
- laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
- treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"
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- What does scoff mean?
- showing your contempt by derision laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"
- What part of speech is scoff?
- Scoff is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does scoff have?
- Scoff has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).