English → Latin
“scoff” in Latin
lūdibriummockery, derision; wantonness; laughing stocklūdificātiōderision, mockeryirrīsiōderision, mockerydērīdeōto laugh at, mock, make fun of, deridedērīsiōa laughing to scorn, mockery, derisioncavillātiōjeering, scoffing; irony in jest or in earnest; an empty, sophistical discourse; sophistryirrīdeōto laugh at, mock, make fun of, ridicule; joke, jeer; to make a laughing stock or a fool ofcavillorto jeer, mock, satirize; to gainsay, quibble, or engage in sophistry
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
scoff s.
ludibrium: ludificatio: irrisio (Cic.); derisus (Tac.); derisio (Suet.; with a view to annoy or give pain): cavillatio (with a view to hurt). A bitter scoff, cavillatio acerba (Suet.), or dicax et morosa (Cic.)
scoff v.
caviliari. To scoff at, deridere: irridere: irrisu insectari: cavillari: sugillare: irridere aliquem acerbis facetiis: to scoff at things sacred, *res divinas, libros sacros, in ludibrium vertere; *rebus divinis, libris sacris, pro ludibrio abuti
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for scoff?
- The usual Latin words for “scoff” are lūdibrium, lūdificātiō, irrīsiō; also dērīdeō, dērīsiō, cavillātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.