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Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

Having, or expressing doubt

Having an especially high opinion of oneself, usually with contempt for others

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

Feelings of doubt or apprehension about something

A significant feeling of confidence or self-entitlement

A word or language considered taboo and impolite or offensive

Present participle for to speak about something or someone in a derisive or mocking way

Present participle for to consume food hungrily or in a gluttonous manner

Present participle for to shout, typically to express scorn or disapproval

Present participle for to express or exercise disbelief

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Adjective

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

uncomplimentary

tongue-in-cheek

full of contempt

quietly humorous

high and mighty

on your high horse

extremely critical

passive-aggressive

evil-intentioned

pass-remarkable

ill-humoured^UK

rubbing the wrong way

dripping with malice

with tongue in cheek

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

like a bear with a sore head

over-censorious

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“A scoffing cabin crew tells her there's no shower on the plane.”

Adjective

Having, or expressing doubt

having reservations

not born yesterday

lacking confidence

been hit before

have misgivings

have reservations

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Adjective

Having an especially high opinion of oneself, usually with contempt for others

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

self-congratulatory

self-glorifying

self-opinionated

full of oneself

high-and-mighty

high and mighty

too big for your boots

putting on airs

full of yourself

full of hot air

self-aggrandizing

on your high horse

self-respecting

pleased with oneself

in love with oneself

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

blowing one's own trumpet

self-applauding

too big for your britches

self-preoccupied

self-infatuated

self-sufficient

wrapped up in oneself

having a swelled head

self-interested

wrapped up with oneself

stuck on oneself

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Noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

superciliousness

shout of derision

slap in the face

pointed comment

backhanded compliment

clowning around

misrepresentation

snappy comeback

character assassination

black humour^UK

good-humoured mockery

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

scandalmongering

distorted drawing

distorted representation

false impression

exaggerated drawing

exaggerated representation

marginalization^US

marginalisation^UK

contemptuousness

underestimation

poor substitute

witty conversation

verbal disapproval

misappreciation

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Noun

Feelings of doubt or apprehension about something

world-weariness

negative thinking

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

incredulousness

lack of certainty

disillusionment

unbelievingness

lack of credence

expecting the worst

expectation of worst

expectation of the worst

chip on your shoulder

minimifidianism

a pinch of salt

negative attitude

hatred of mankind

antisocial behaviour

dissatisfaction

lack of enthusiasm

discontentedness

looking on the dark side

looking on the black side

second thoughts

apprehensiveness

procrastination

shilly-shallying

hemming and hawing

inconclusiveness

humming and hawing

questionableness

blowing hot and cold

butterflies in the stomach

reconsideration

questionability

indeterminateness

shillyshallying

lack of resolution

sense of foreboding

sitting on the fence

lack of confidence in

lack of faith in

faint-heartedness

half-heartedness

pins and needles

screaming abdabs

unrighteousness

twinge of doubt

pang of conscience

twinge of conscience

self-consciousness

backwardness in coming forward

pangs of conscience

confusion dilemma

unassertiveness

self-effacement

bone of contention

lack of self-confidence

stalling for time

fear of carrying out an activity

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Noun

A significant feeling of confidence or self-entitlement

pretentiousness

superciliousness

contemptuousness

overweeningness

presumptuousness

high-handedness

self-importance

sense of entitlement

exaggerated self-opinion

self-consequence

self-entitlement

sense of superiority

swellheadedness

self-admiration

vaingloriousness

self-satisfaction

self-assumption

self-congratulation

self-absorption

self-centeredness

overbearingness

self-preoccupation

self-confidence

ostentatiousness

self-aggrandizement

self-possession

self-involvement

airs and graces

swollen-headedness

self-righteousness

self-centredness

self-glorification

patronizing attitude

excessive pride

self-exaltation

superiority complex

self-assuredness

sententiousness

superior manner

hoity-toitiness

feeling of superiority

undue confidence

blowing one's own trumpet

high opinion of oneself

good opinion of oneself

narcissistic personality disorder

grandiose delusions

Messiah complex

inconsideration

inconsiderateness

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Noun

A word or language considered taboo and impolite or offensive

four-letter word

strong language

colourful language

filthy language

vulgar language

four-letter words

effing and blinding

coarse language

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Verb

Present participle for to speak about something or someone in a derisive or mocking way

poking mullock at

making sport of

taking the mickey

treating contemptuously

making a fool of

taking the piss out of

making light of

showing contempt

holding up to ridicule

treating with contempt

heaping scorn on

slinging off at

making a monkey out of

holding in contempt

shouting disapproval

giving Bronx cheer

looking down on

turning up one's nose

blowing raspberries

pouring scorn on

making jokes about

showing contempt for

thumbing nose at

laughing out of court

casting aspersions on

treating disrespectfully

pulling one's leg

making a monkey of

treating with disdain

poking borak at

shouting disapproval at

blowing raspberries at

giving the Bronx cheer to

giving a hard time

making a laughing-stock

making someone a laughing stock

exposing to ridicule

holding up to shame

making a game of

taking a swipe at

having a crack at

uttering catcalls

curling your lip at

making cutting remarks about

turning your nose up at

saying contemptuously

dishonouring^UK

doing a number on

detracting from

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

cutting to the quick

causing offence to

giving offence to

pulling someone's leg

pulling someone's chain

playing a practical joke

look down one's nose at

looking down upon

playing a prank

having a joke with

hurling insults at

tearing to pieces

making a joke of

feeling contempt for

hacking you off

playing a joke on

getting on the nerves of

playing a practical joke on

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

getting in the hair of

making little of

putting someone on

playing the fool

playing a trick

rotting someone

spitting in the eye of

turning back on

spitting in the face of

expressing contempt

holding up to scorn

antagonizing^US

taking advantage of

doing an injustice to

antagonising^UK

stepping on the toes of

going for jugular

hitting where one lives

laying a bad trip on

giving no quarter

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“Throw in a road that twists all over the hill like a drunken sailor on leave, and you'll never scoff at a moped again.”

Verb

Present participle for to consume food hungrily or in a gluttonous manner

getting outside of

pigging oneself on

stuffing your face

gorging oneself on

eating greedily

eating hungrily

eating like a horse

making a pig of oneself

getting stuck into

making short work of

swallowing hurriedly

feeding one's face

eating to excess

gorging oneself

pigging oneself

swallowing whole

gorging oneself with

devouring greedily

cramming oneself with

gourmandizing on

stuffing oneself

shoveling it in

eating voraciously

having breakfast

breakfasting on

eating between meals

eating heartily

wining and dining

chewing noisily

eating to your heart's content

eating your fill

making a pig of oneself on

eating sumptuously

faring sumptuously

overindulging in

taking nourishment

partaking of food

taking as nourishment

relying on for nourishment

sustaining oneself of

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“Luckily, Carrie is well-practiced at disguising her vegetarianism and has been known to scoff hamburgers whole just to throw people off her scent.”

Verb

Present participle for to shout, typically to express scorn or disapproval

Verb

Present participle for to express or exercise disbelief

giving no credence to

having no confidence in

having no faith in

taking with a pinch of salt

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