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jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe

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

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Fuzzynyms (21)

mock, bemock

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

v. challenge aggressively

hunt

v. search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"

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

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"

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

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

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