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[ verb ] laugh at with contempt and derision

Synonyms

jeer gibe barrack flout

Examples

"The crowd jeered at the speaker"

Used in print

(Lilian Pompian, "Tooth-Straightening Today"...)

`` In_the_past anyone who said that 90 % of all malocclusion is hereditary was scoffed at ; now we know that family characteristics do affect tooth formation to a large extent '' , he says .

Related terms

tease shot jeer scoffer

2
[ verb ] treat with contemptuous disregard

Synonyms

flout

Examples

"flout the rules"

Related terms

dismiss jeer scoffer

3
[ noun ] showing your contempt by derision

Related terms

derision derision jeer mock

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