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To subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

To speak with contempt or mockery of

To criticize harshly

To disprove a statement, theory or belief

To resist openly and boldly

Browbeat, destroy with words

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

An act of belittling

Disregard of the authority and character of a superior

Something done or said to amuse people

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Verb

To subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

make jokes about

treat with contempt

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

take the mickey out of

hold up to ridicule

hold up to shame

expose to ridicule

make a laughing-stock

make a monkey out of

take the piss out of

laugh out of court

make someone a laughing stock

make a monkey of

treat contemptuously

pull somebody's leg

cock a snook at

show contempt for

give someone a hard time

hold in contempt

give a hard time

shout disapproval

be scornful about

blow raspberries

blow raspberries at

wind someone up

find fault with

pull someone's leg

give Bronx cheer

turn up one's nose

turn up your nose at

take the mickey

do an impression of

take someone off

do a takeoff of

thumb one's nose

have a joke with

make a mockery of

bite one's thumb at

be contemptuous of

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

shout catcalls at

get in the hair of

shout disapproval at

express contempt

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

turn up your nose

yank somebody's chain

hold up to scorn

be contemptuous about

curl one's lip at

consider beneath one

curl your lip at

turn nose up at

give the Bronx cheer to

consider beneath you

spit in the face of

spit in the eye of

turn your nose up at

give a rough time

mess someone around

make a monkey out of someone

pull someone's chain

mess someone about

have someone on

play a practical joke

fulminate against

make ridiculous

do an impersonation of

remonstrate with

lead somebody on

haul over the coals

give someone a bollocking

pass strictures upon

give someone hell

tear a strip off

give someone a rocket

give someone a bad press

tear off a strip

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

give someone a roasting

give a bad press to

show someone up

transgress against

fail to observe

fail to comply with

fly in the face of

commit a breach of

set one's face against

be in breach of

laugh in the face of

treat with disdain

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“Now, my friends, you may be sure that in a discussion of this character, the last expedient an opponent can resort to is an attempt to ridicule his antagonist's argument.”

Verb

To speak with contempt or mockery of

cast aspersions on

drag through the mud

do a hatchet job on

look down one's nose at

take down a peg

cut down to size

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

give a black eye

take a swipe at

put someone in their place

cut to the quick

comment negatively

shoot full of holes

find fault with

bring into disrepute

bring shame upon

put in a bad light

give a bad name to

tar and feather

drag through the mire

cause to lose face

reflect badly on

give offence to

step on one's toes

hurt someone's feelings

cause offence to

treat disrespectfully

call someone names

put someone to shame

make someone eat humble pie

get one's comeuppance

take the wind out

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

set little store by

not do justice to

do an injustice to

inveigh against

think too little of

give a bad name

set no store by

throw brickbats at

criticize unfairly

think little of

spread lies about

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

blacken the character of

fulminate against

take dim view of

fail to appreciate

set too little store by

hold forth against

throw stones at

be untrue to oneself

abandon one's principles

talk something down

give something a battering

give a bad press to

give something a bad press

send up the river

point finger at

give someone a bad press

lay at one's door

hang something on

blow whistle on

defame someone's character

sully someone's reputation

tell lies about

spread scandal about

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

run smear campaign

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Verb

To criticize harshly

read the riot act

find fault with

tear off a strip

inveigh against

give a bad press to

haul over the coals

give someone hell

rake over the coals

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a roasting

cast aspersions on

remonstrate with

throw brickbats at

give someone a caning

give a talking-to

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

fulminate against

give someone a telling-off

let someone have it

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give someone a bollocking

put someone on the hot seat

give someone what for

give some stick to

tear a strip off

pin someone's ears back

give someone a row

give someone a rollicking

put someone on the griddle

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

vituperate against

give someone a rocket

burn someone's ears

rake over coals

give someone a bad press

jump down someone's throat

go for the jugular

show someone up

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

pass strictures upon

slap on the wrist

rap someone the knuckles

jump down one's throat

drag over the coals

criticize severely

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

blacken the name of

take someone to task

take exception to

rap someone over the knuckles

take down a peg

call to account

come down hard on

deliver judgment

take issue with

lay down the law

give a piece of one's mind

take to the woodshed

give something a battering

give something a bad press

kick up a stink about

throw the book at

express disapproval of

bring someone to book

chew someone out

spread lies about

slap someone on the wrist

cut down to size

bring into disrepute

blacken the reputation of

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

give a bad name

protest against

look askance at

discriminate against

call over the coals

bellyache about

sound off about

mouth off about

criticize strongly

expostulate about

take somebody to task

declaim against

kick up a fuss about

strongly criticize

call into question

take a swipe at

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

make a fuss about

give a hard time

reprimand severely

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

bring under fire

assault verbally

find unacceptable

review unfavorably

make mincemeat of

make short work of

give a tongue-lashing

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

rap someone's knuckles

hold forth against

blacken someone's reputation

take a dim view of

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

be in opposition to

throw stones at

think little of

have words with

severely reprimand

give someone bondi

rap across the knuckles

comment negatively

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

burn one's ears

give comeuppance

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

criticize harshly

have someone on the carpet

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

have your knife in

mete out punishment to

make an example of

point the finger at

give going-over

give piece of mind

run something down

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

take dim view of

teach someone a lesson

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

talk something down

give a black eye

put a whammy on

send up the river

lay at one's door

give someone stick

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

express strong disapproval of

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

protest strongly

thunder against

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

hold someone to blame

lose one's temper with

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

hold someone responsible

hold accountable

make a stand against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

complain bitterly about

speak out against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

take a stand against

take great exception to

animadvert upon

vociferate about

lay charges against

have the law on

bring charges against

bring a charge against

bring a case against

prefer charges against

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

take the piss out of

punish repeatedly and unfairly

ruffle someone's feathers

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

make someone's hackles rise

put someone's back up

raise someone's hackles

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Verb

To disprove a statement, theory or belief

prove impossible

shoot full of holes

cut down to size

shoot down in flames

knock the bottom out of

drive a coach and horses through

give the lie to

blow out of the water

prove to be false

show to be false

call into question

make a nonsense of

be at odds with

poke full of holes

prove to be wrong

show to be wrong

show in its true light

bring to naught

knocks props out from under

knock props out

knock bottom out of

fly in the face of

put under suspicion

raise doubts about

shake one's faith in

knock bottom out

knock props from under

take down a peg

take wind out of sails

stand in the way

take exception to

turn thumbs down

take issue with

take a stand against

call in question

have bone to pick

be in opposition to

put up a fight against

be at variance with

protest against

find fault with

be inconsistent with

render null and void

say the opposite of

refuse to accept

come to blows with

be a dissenter from

set one's face against

stab in the back

go back on word

end relations with

fail to comply with

fail to observe

transgress against

turn your back on

cut off without a penny

wash your hands of

refuse to acknowledge

refuse to recognize

divorce oneself from

have nothing more to do with

declare to be untrue

give thumbs down to

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

throw the book at

struggle against

speak out against

turn the tables

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

be in defiance of

not countenance

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Verb

To resist openly and boldly

call someone's bluff

hold out against

take a stand against

treat with contempt

put up a fight against

hurl defiance at

come up against

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

call one's bluff

stand up against

be confronted by

stand your ground

stick to your guns

stay the course

throw down the gauntlet at

resign oneself to

subject oneself to

bear the brunt of

prevail against

brace oneself for

fly in the face of

sit and take it

square off against

be patient with

put a bold face on it

put on a bold front

stand one's ground

run the gauntlet

throw down gauntlet

step over the line

knock chip off shoulder

stand firm against

look straight in the eye

take a chance on

take the plunge

take a chance with

be drawn against

take the bull by the horns

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Verb

Browbeat, destroy with words

cause suffering to

inflict anguish on

put on the rack

give someone grief

burn at the stake

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

nail to a cross

give someone the works

make severe demands on

put a strain on

make demands on

give offence to

hurt the feelings of

cut to the quick

hurt one's feelings

cause trouble to

drive up the wall

give a hard time

cause anguish to

weigh heavily on

make despondent

give someone a hard time

give a bad time

cause discomfort to

get on your nerves

throw off balance

prey on someone's mind

cause discomfort

break the heart of

rub up the wrong way

break one's heart

bend someone's ear

put a damper on

make your heart bleed

cause concern to

be a nuisance to

make uncomfortable

reduce to tears

get someone down

cause anxiety to

give someone the blues

do someone's head in

be a great weight on

grind someone down

cause disquiet to

be afflicted with

be plagued with

be blighted with

be burdened with

be bedevilled by

occupy someone's thoughts

make someone scratch their head

be the victim of

discriminate against

dash the hopes of

cause someone distress

put the squeeze on

be in someone's way

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on one's mind

jump on one's case

give one the business

get in your hair

drive round the bend

be on your back

give the needle

take control of

get on someone's wick

hurt somebody's feelings

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

weigh heavily on someone's mind

cause suffering

put into a funk

knock the wind out of

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

hurt someone's feelings

make downhearted

harsh one's mellow

be the matter with

take the heart out of

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose heart

arouse anxiety in

make it tough for

be on one's case

be repugnant to

make someone want to throw up

turn one's stomach

make someone feel nauseous

make your gorge rise

turn your stomach

give someone the hump

make someone see red

cast a gloom upon

get your back up

get under one's skin

bring tears to someone's eyes

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

make someone fed up

bring tears to your eyes

dampen someone's spirits

pour cold water on

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

put your back up

get in one's hair

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

leave a mark on

get on your wick

breathe down someone's neck

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

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Noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

superciliousness

contemptuousness

backhanded compliment

misrepresentation

good-humoured mockery

distorted drawing

false impression

exaggerated drawing

slap in the face

snappy comeback

clowning around

witty conversation

extreme dislike

poor substitute

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“In this, Jane Austen's last completed work, satire and ridicule take a milder form, and the tone is more grave and tender.”

Noun

An act of belittling

marginalisation^UK

marginalization^US

character assassination

misrepresentation

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

scandalmongering

underestimation

verbal disapproval

dissatisfaction

mocking comment

verbal onslaught

rap over the knuckles

critical remark

civil disobedience

a slanging match

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Noun

Disregard of the authority and character of a superior

insubordination

presumptuousness

lack of respect

disrespectfulness

irreligiousness

discourteousness

inconsideration

inconsiderateness

overfamiliarity

thoughtlessness

over-assertiveness

overfriendliness

taking the Lord's name in vain

unrighteousness

overweening nature

lack of civility

lack of consideration

dishonouring^UK

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Noun

Something done or said to amuse people

double entendre

mischievous act

piece of mischief

good-natured remark

shaggy dog story

witty communication

sleight of hand

sardonic remark

bit of mischief

nice turn of phrase

publicity device

eye-catching novelty

shaggy-dog story

acknowledgement^UK

confidence trick

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

confidence game

leisure activity

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