nounmasculinepl: escárnios
mockery, scorn, derision
1. Ridicule or contemptuous mockery directed at someone or something
He endured the escárnio of his peers for years.
Ele suportou o escárnio de seus colegas por anos.
2. An object or person subjected to ridicule or mockery
He became the escárnio of the entire city.
Ele tornou-se o escárnio de toda a cidade.
3. Contemptuous or insulting behavior or speech
Such escárnio is unacceptable in polite society.
Tal escárnio é inaceitável na sociedade educada.
NYC Slang
mockery, clowning, dissing
Related Idioms & Phrases
fazer escárnio de alguém (to mock someone)
ser escárnio de (to be the butt of jokes)
palavras de escárnio (words of scorn)
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