mofar

/moˈfaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
mofo
preterite (yo)
mofé
past participle
mofado

Meaning

  1. to mock

    • Se mofaron de él.

      They mocked him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

escarnecer

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

escarnecer

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

Practice

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