The difference between Derision and Scoff

When used as nouns, derision means act of treating with disdain, whereas scoff means derision.


Scoff is also verb with the meaning: to jeer.

check bellow for the other definitions of Derision and Scoff

  1. Derision as a noun:

    Act of treating with disdain.

  2. Derision as a noun:

    Something to be derided; a laughing stock.

  1. Scoff as a noun:

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

  2. Scoff as a noun:

    An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.

  1. Scoff as a verb (intransitive):

    To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision.

  2. Scoff as a verb (transitive):

    To mock; to treat with scorn.

  1. Scoff as a noun (South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang):

    Food.

  1. Scoff as a verb (British, slang):

    To eat food quickly.

  2. Scoff as a verb (South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang):

    To eat.

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