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scoff

/skɒf/
noun

  1. Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

  2. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.

Synonymsderision, ridicule
verb

  1. To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.

  2. To mock; to treat with scorn.

Synonymssneer, contemn, deride

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