spöttisch
mocking; derisive
English translations
- 01
mocking
- 02
sarcastic
- 03
derisive
Word details
- German meaning
- Auf eine Art und Weise, die Verachtung oder Hohn zeigt.
- English meaning
- Mocking
- Synonym
- zynisch, höhnisch
- German example
- Er gab eine spöttische Antwort.
- English example
- He gave a mocking answer.
- Comparative
- spöttischerSuperlative: am spöttischsten
Related words
- zynisch
Cynical
- hämisch
maliciously gleeful
- hohnlachen
to sneer, to laugh scornfully
- neckisch
Teasing
- Zyniker
Cynic
- mokant
mocking, sarcastic
- nachäffen
Mimic
- sarkastisch
Sarcastic
- ironisch
Ironic means saying the opposite of what you actually mean, often to criticize or make fun of something.
- höhnisch
Derisive means mocking, scornful, or contemptuous.
- Persiflage
Persiflage
- Seitenhieb
Sarcastic remark, dig
- Schwabenstreich
A 'Schwabenstreich' is a mocking term for a foolish or clumsy act, supposedly typical of the inhabitants of Swabia.
- bespötteln
To mock means to ridicule or make fun of someone or something in a derogatory, mocking way.
- sardonisch
Sardonic
- eulenspiegelhaft
Eulenspiegel-like, prankish
- Hohn
Scorn
- Nachäffung
Imitation, mimicry
- Abderitin
Abderite
- Abderit
Fool, simpleton
Example sentences with “spöttisch”
Er lächelte spöttisch. (He smiled mockingly.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it common?
Yes, very common.