verlachen — meaning in English

English meaning

• deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
• scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.

Senses

verlachen is used for these senses in English:

• deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
• scoff (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.

deride — full definition

1. verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
2. verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

scoff — full definition

1. verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
2. noun A mocking remark or expression of contempt.
3. verb British informal: to eat food quickly or greedily.

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