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Nouns (1)

sneer

n. a contemptuous or scornful remark

Verbs (2)

sneer

v. smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"

sneer

v. express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"

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Fuzzynyms (13)

jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing

n. showing your contempt by derision

ridicule

n. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark

n. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

leer

v. look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

deride

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

tease

v. mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"

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