Word of the day: Sham

Sham: impostura, pretexto, engano, logro, fraude, impostor, fingir, simular, dar a falsa impressão, imitado,fingido, falso

Synonyms: fake, mock, bogus, imitation, pretended, pretend, pretend, fake, put it on, act, play, imitate

“He claims that the trial was a sham.”

“Their marriage was a sham.”

“Many people believed he could help them, but I knew he was a sham.”

“She exposed their sham and hypocrisy.”

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Word of the day: Derision

Derision: riso motejador, escárnio, mofa, menosprezo, ridículo

Synonyms: butt, laughingstock, jest, joke, mark, mock, mockery, sport, target

“One of the students laughed in derision at my error.”

“The team's awful record has made it an object of derision in the league.”

“Nerd” is a term of derision.”  (www.merriamwebster.com)   

“My remarks were anodyne, but some other snippets of marginalia were shrieks of derision… “—(Paul Theroux, Granta 44, Summer 1993

Word of the day: Scoff

Scoff: zombaria, escárnio  alvo de zombaria,  ridicularizar, zombar, escarnecer

Synonyms: jeer, sneer, mock, ridicule, make fun of, laugh at, poke fun at, pooh-pooh, deride

“We scoff knowingly these days at the old-fashioned notion of finishing schools.”

“Some footballers will scoff at this, but most remain a little in love with their number and keep a watchful eye over it.”   (www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: Spoof

Spoof:  imitação, paródia, sátira, engano, logro, satirizar sutilmente, enganar, lograr

Synonyms: burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, parody, send up, mimic, travesty

“…spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team…”

“The newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter. “        (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: SCOFF

Scoff: zombaria, escárnio, alvo de zombaria,  ridicularizar, zombar, escarnecer

Synonyms: jeer, sneer, mock, ridicule, make fun of, laugh at, poke fun at, guzzle, gobble, stuff your face, bolt, wolf

“Some footballers will scoff at this, but most remain a little in love with their number and keep a watchful eye over it.”

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