scoff at (someone or something)

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scoff at (someone or something)

To dismiss something with scorn, ridicule, or derision. The CEO scoffed at the backlash, confident that those complaining were nothing but a vocal minority. They scoffed at me when I warned them of the disastrous fault in the system, but now they're seeing just how right I was.
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scoff at someone or something

to show ridicule or scorn for someone or something. The directors scoffed at her when she presented her plan. They scoffed at my new hat, not realizing how stylish it was.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The Man stopped and asked what they were scoffing at. The men said: "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yours and your hulking son?"
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MANILA -- Instead of scoffing at government witnesses in the pork barrel scam, Vice President Jejomar Binay should support the government's effort in pursuing those involved in the scam, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Monday.
But it saddens me that instead of encouraging us to further strengthen evidence, [he] is belittling or even scoffing at our evidence," De Lima told reporters.
Binay urged to support gov't bid to jail those linked to pork scam
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I decided to make amends for my past scoffing at the electoral process and undo whatever damage Stevie is allowed to do in the name of democracy.
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