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scoff

Pronunciation: (skôf, skof), [key]
—v.i.
to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often fol. by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.

—v.t.
to mock at; deride.

—n.
1. an expression of mockery, derision, doubt, or derisive scorn; jeer.
2. an object of mockery or derision.