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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 speak to someone or about something in a scornfully 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

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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

passive-aggressive

evil-intentioned

extremely critical

dishonouring^UK

unfavourable^UK

dripping with malice

with tongue in cheek

dishonorable^US

laid on the line

short-and-sweet

calling a spade a spade

unsportsmanlike

ill-humoured^UK

dishonourable^UK

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

Adjective

Having, or expressing doubt

having reservations

lacking confidence

been hit before

not born yesterday

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

character assassination

snappy comeback

good-humoured mockery

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

poor substitute

scandalmongering

marginalization^US

marginalisation^UK

contemptuousness

witty conversation

underestimation

distorted representation

false impression

exaggerated drawing

exaggerated representation

distorted drawing

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

disillusionment

lack of certainty

unbelievingness

lack of credence

minimifidianism

a pinch of salt

hatred of mankind

antisocial behaviour

dissatisfaction

discontentedness

second thoughts

procrastination

shilly-shallying

hemming and hawing

humming and hawing

inconclusiveness

blowing hot and cold

questionableness

reconsideration

questionability

indeterminateness

self-consciousness

unassertiveness

shillyshallying

lack of resolution

lack of self-confidence

sitting on the fence

lack of faith in

lack of confidence in

faint-heartedness

half-heartedness

apprehensiveness

overprotectiveness

twinge of doubt

twinge of conscience

pang of conscience

apprehension about rivals

unrighteousness

backwardness in coming forward

lack of enthusiasm

pangs of conscience

confusion dilemma

self-effacement

bone of contention

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

overbearingness

airs and graces

patronizing attitude

ostentatiousness

superiority complex

sententiousness

superior manner

hoity-toitiness

feeling of superiority

vaingloriousness

self-admiration

self-glorification

excessive pride

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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 speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way

treating contemptuously

making light of

poking mullock at

making a fool of

showing contempt

taking the mickey

making sport of

taking the piss out of

treating with contempt

holding up to ridicule

heaping scorn on

slinging off at

making a monkey out of

pouring scorn on

holding in contempt

giving Bronx cheer

making jokes about

showing contempt for

looking down on

thumbing nose at

laughing out of court

casting aspersions on

treating disrespectfully

pulling one's leg

turning up one's nose

detracting from

making a monkey of

doing a number on

treating with disdain

poking borak at

curling one's lip

shouting disapproval

blowing raspberries

shouting disapproval at

blowing raspberries at

giving the Bronx cheer to

giving a hard time

dishonouring^UK

taking a swipe at

having a crack at

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

cutting to the quick

causing offence to

giving offence to

curling your lip at

making cutting remarks about

turning your nose up at

saying contemptuously

making a laughing-stock

making someone a laughing stock

exposing to ridicule

holding up to shame

making a game of

pulling someone's leg

pulling someone's chain

hacking you off

getting in the hair of

getting on the nerves of

shouting catcalls at

turning back on

looking down upon

spitting in the face of

spitting in the eye of

giving the bird to

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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 practised 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

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