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Scoff

/skˈɔf/
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(noun) A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

Outsiders tend to scoff at Esperanto as an idealistic waste of time.
I scoff at it.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He began to ____ at the idea, dismissing it as completely impractical and naive.

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