The difference between Scoff and Sneer
When used as nouns, scoff means derision, whereas sneer means a facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
When used as verbs, scoff means to jeer, whereas sneer means to raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.
check bellow for the other definitions of Scoff and Sneer
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Scoff as a noun:
Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
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Scoff as a noun:
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
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Scoff as a verb (intransitive):
To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision.
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Scoff as a verb (transitive):
To mock; to treat with scorn.
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Scoff as a noun (South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang):
Food.
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Scoff as a verb (British, slang):
To eat food quickly.
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Scoff as a verb (South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang):
To eat.
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Sneer as a verb (intransitive):
To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
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Sneer as a verb (transitive):
To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
Examples:
"to sneer fulsome lies at a person"
"Now here's someone who should attend privilege workshops," sneered she."
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Sneer as a noun:
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
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Sneer as a noun:
A display of contempt; scorn.