laugh to scorn

verb

To ridicule.

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Meanings

verblaugh to scorn (third-person singular simple present laughs to scorn, present participle laughing to scorn, simple past and past participle laughed to scorn)

present singular third person laughs to scorn · participle present laughing to scorn · participle past laughed to scorn · past laughed to scorn

  1. datedTo ridicule.

    Synonyms: scorn, deride, befool, chaff, disparage, forgab, frump, gleek

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo ridicule.

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Cite this entry
APA

laugh to scorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20to%20scorn

MLA

“laugh to scorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20to%20scorn. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laugh to scorn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20to%20scorn.

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