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barrack

n. a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

jeer, scoff, gibe, flout

v. laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on

v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

mock, bemock, treat with contempt

v. treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"

deride

v. treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

guy, rib, ridicule, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun of, poke fun at

v. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

diminish, belittle

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

chagrin, mortify, humiliate, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

push, bear on, bear upon

v. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

content, make content

v. make content; "I am contented"

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

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