Polyglot Dictionary

escarnecer

/eskaɾneˈseɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
escarnezco
preterite (yo)
escarnecí
past participle
escarnecido

Meaning

  1. to mock

    • Lo escarnecieron en público.

      They mocked him in public.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

mofar

escarnecer and mofarse are close synonyms for "to mock, ridicule"; escarnecer is perhaps more intense, public humiliation, mofarse more casual mockery.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mofar

mofar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to mock."

Practice

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