scoff (at)

verb

Definition of scoff (at)next
as in to shrug off

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  1. shrug off
  2. reject
  3. dismiss
  4. mock
  5. defy
  6. scorn
  7. disobey
  8. flout
Verb
  • Last week, before Branch joined those ranks, Riley shrugged off concerns about his receiver room.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But she’s shrugged off the pressure around Trump’s nominees.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrug off
Verb
  • Syria's government has rejected reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus as insurgents opposing his regime continue their lightning offensive.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
    HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of reject
Verb
  • The case was previously scheduled to go to trial in August 2025, but is now expected to be dismissed.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In a June ruling, a federal judge refused to dismiss the case.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismiss
Verb
  • During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.
    SYLVIE CORBET, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • On Friday, news of Fuentes' arrest over the incident made its way across X as many critics took to the social media platform to mock the arrest.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of mock
Verb
  • Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, and Sebastian Stan films hit Sundance 2024: See the full lineup MIDNIGHT From horror flicks and wild comedies to chilling thrillers and works that defy any genre, these films will keep you wide-awake and on the edge of your seat.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The shares closed up 77% for the day, capping a remarkable run for Mao’s premium powders and lotions that have defied the nation’s consumer slowdown.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of defy
Verb
  • Republicans and a potential Democratic primary rivals for Hochul quickly scorned the plan as a political gimmick and a weak solution to a big problem.
    Chris McKenna, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • While many have expressed shock and sadness over the tragedy, parts of social media have taken a different tone, with some users reacting with indifference, anger, or scorn.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of scorn
Verb
  • The police have filed criminal complaints against Duterte and her security detail, accusing them of disobeying orders and hindering a congressional inquiry involving her chief of staff.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • In 2017, Trump pardoned former Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was charged with criminal contempt of court for disobeying a federal judge's order to stop racially profiling in detaining individuals suspected of being in the country illegally.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of disobey
Verb
  • Now, in elevating him to one of America’s premier diplomatic postings, Trump has managed to both insult our oldest ally and flout whatever remaining standards there are for holding a senior U.S. position.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This may be the starkest example of the Biden administration’s appalling failure to hold Israel to account for flouting its humanitarian obligations in its war in Gaza.
    Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of flout
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