scoff meaning

UK /skɒf/ US /skɔf/ 1 syllable

scoff (verb): laugh at with contempt and derision.

scoff has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

scoff as a verb

  1. laugh at with contempt and derision
    • The crowd jeered at the speaker

    Synonyms: jeer, flout, barrack, gibe

    Type of: tease

    Related forms: scoffer, scoffing

  2. treat with contemptuous disregard
    • flout the rules

    Synonyms: flout

    Type of: dismiss

    Related forms: scoffer, scoffing

scoff as a noun

  1. showing your contempt by derision

    Synonyms: jeer, jeering, mockery, scoffing

    Type of: derision

How to pronounce scoff

scoff is pronounced /skɒf/ in British English and /skɔf/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with scoff

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in FF · 5-letter words

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