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scoff (plural scoffs) 1  Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. Shakespeare With scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. 2  An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. Cowper The scoff of withered age and beardless youth.
contempt. n. 1. the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that he considers worthless or despicable; scorn. 2. the state of being scorned; disgrace (esp in the phrase hold in contempt). 3. (Law) wilful disregard of or disrespect for the authority of a court of law or legislative body: contempt of court.