escarnecer — meaning in English

English meaning

• scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
• scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.

Senses

escarnecer is used for these senses in English:

• scoff (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
• scorn (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.

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.

scorn — full definition

1. verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.
2. noun A feeling or display of contempt.

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