verspotten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- flout verb To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
- ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
- satirize verb To make a satire of; to mock.
- scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.
- skit noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
- taunt verb To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks, often to get a reaction.
Senses
verspotten is used for these senses in English:
- deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- flout (transitive, archaic) To scorn.
- make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
- ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
- satirize (transitive) To make a satire of; to mock.
- scorn (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
- skit (transitive, Ireland, Liverpool, Merseyside) To make fun of.
- taunt (transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
deride — full definition
- verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.