Sneer | Mean of sneer in English Dictionary

/ˈsniɚ/

• Verb
• to smile or laugh at someone or something with an expression on your face that shows dislike and a lack of respect
1. She sneered at me in disgust.
• to express dislike and a lack of respect for someone or something in a very open way
1. an academic who sneers at anyone who doesn't have a PhD
2. Critics sneered at his first novel.
3. “You obviously don't know what you're talking about,” she sneered.
• Noun
• an expression on a person's face that is like a smile but that shows dislike and a lack of respect for someone or something
1. She looked at me with a sneer of disgust.
2. “They're paranoid,” he said with a sneer.

• a statement, criticism, etc., that shows dislike and a lack of respect
1. The novel elicited sneers from the critics.