taunt
noun
[ tɔːnt ]
• a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.
• "pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes"
Similar:
jeer,
gibe,
sneer,
insult,
barb,
catcall,
brickbat,
scoff,
slap in the face,
teasing,
taunting,
provocation,
goading,
ridiculing,
derision,
mockery,
sarcasm,
dig,
put-down,
sledge,
taunt
verb
• provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.
• "pupils began taunting her about her weight"
Similar:
jeer at,
gibe at,
sneer at,
scoff at,
poke fun at,
make fun of,
get at,
insult,
tease,
chaff,
torment,
provoke,
goad,
ridicule,
deride,
mock,
heckle,
ride,
rib,
needle,
put down,
hassle,
rag,
guy,
sledge,
make sport of,
Origin:
early 16th century: from French tant pour tant ‘like for like, tit for tat’, from tant ‘so much’, from Latin tantum, neuter of tantus . An early use of the verb was ‘exchange banter’.
