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1 Translation result for scoffing in Spanish

verb

scoff verb

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scoffed, has scoffed, is scoffing, scoffs
burlarse, mofarse, ridiculizar

Example sentences of
scoff verb

  • •Sometimes an innovator is scoffed at by his peers before his ideas are celebrated.
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Synonyms of
scoff verb

jeer, gibe, sneer, flout

Detailed synonyms for scoff verb

Scoff, jeer, gibe, sneer, flout significan mostrar uno su desprecio mediante el escarnio y la mofa.
  • Scoff recalca un escarnio motivado por la insolencia, la falta de respeto o la incredulidad <scoffed at all religion>.
  • Jeer connota un escarnio que es más tosco y que no discrimina <the crowd jeered the visiting team>.
  • Gibe indica una mofa que se hace en tono amistoso o sarcástico <gibed at him for repeatedly missing the ball>.
  • Sneer recalca el insultar mediante un gesto, una manera de hablar o un tono de voz que expresa desprecio <sneered at anything romantic>.
  • Flout recalca el mostrar desprecio al rehusarse a aceptar, o al negar la verdad o el poder de una cosa <flouted the conventions of society>.
    antonyms: revere
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Reverse translation for scoffing

burlarse  - to make fun of, to taunt, to jeer 
mofarse  - to scoff at, to make fun of 
ridiculizar  - to ridicule 
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