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To smirk or laugh in a contemptuous or mocking manner

To mock, ridicule or snub with disdain or contempt

To yell or shout loudly or angrily

To say something quickly and irritably

To give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh

To frown or scowl with a grimace

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

Mockery or taunts, or the act of mocking or taunting

Plural for a contemptuous or mocking smirk or laugh

Plural for a twisted expression on one's face, typically expressing displeasure or wry amusement

Plural for a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression

Plural for a joke, typically a critical or unkind one

Plural for the act of growling or scowling with anger or irritation

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Verb

To smirk or laugh in a contemptuous or mocking manner

“He would constantly sneer at them but they brushed it off and just went about their business.”

Verb

To mock, ridicule or snub with disdain or contempt

treats with contempt

holds in contempt

takes a swipe at

gives Bronx cheer

holds up to ridicule

makes cutting remarks about

says contemptuously

curls your lip at

turns up one's nose

turns your nose up at

takes the piss out of

pokes mullock at

takes the mickey

makes a fool of

makes jokes about

shows contempt for

treats contemptuously

laughs out of court

makes a monkey out of

makes a monkey of

treats with disdain

holds up to shame

makes a game of

exposes to ridicule

makes a laughing-stock

makes someone a laughing stock

pulls one's leg

shouts disapproval

blows raspberries

shouts disapproval at

blows raspberries at

gives a hard time

gives the Bronx cheer to

regards with contempt

looks down one's nose at

looks down upon

holds in disdain

does a number on

pulls someone's leg

treats disrespectfully

casts aspersions on

pulls someone's chain

hits where one lives

tears to pieces

hurls insults at

gives the bird to

gets on the nerves of

shouts catcalls at

gets in the hair of

plays a joke on

utters catcalls

plays a practical joke on

has a joke with

gets a rise out of

takes a rise out of

tyrannizes over

plays a practical joke

puts someone on

raises your hackles

ruffles one's feathers

gives the cold shoulder

makes somebody's hackles rise

puts your back up

gives offence to

causes offence to

hurts somebody's feelings

does an injustice to

takes advantage of

steps on one's toes

cuts to the quick

steps on the toes of

lays a bad trip on

goes for jugular

gives no quarter

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“There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything they do.”

Verb

To yell or shout loudly or angrily

bursts out with

lets everybody know

utters suddenly

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Verb

To say something quickly and irritably

Verb

To give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh

Verb

To frown or scowl with a grimace

makes a wry face

screws up one's face

Verb

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

drags through the mud

drags through the mire

casts aspersions on

gives a bad name

spreads scandal about

does a hatchet job on

tells lies about

casts a slur on

runs a smear campaign against

blackens someone's name

runs smear campaign

marginalizes^US

marginalises^UK

pulls to pieces

takes to pieces

speaks badly of

gives a black eye

brings into disrepute

brings discredit to

brings shame upon

does a number on

reflects badly on

brings shame on

tars and feathers

rips up and down

blackens the name of

spreads lies about

inveighs against

sullies the reputation of

fulminates against

blackens the reputation of

conducts a smear campaign against

throws brickbats at

cuts to the quick

drags someone's name through the mud

takes down a peg

blackens the character of

puts in a bad light

writes false reports about

hits where one lives

spreads tales about

drags name through mud

finds fault with

cuts down to size

puts zingers on

drags through mud

discountenances

clamors against

vituperates against

puts someone in their place

makes someone eat crow

gives a bad name to

causes to lose face

takes down a peg or two

tears to pieces

casts aspersion

accuses falsely

gives black eye

criticizes unfairly

gives offence to

causes offence to

treats disrespectfully

hurts somebody's feelings

steps on one's toes

shows in a bad light

brings into disfavour

raises your hackles

ruffles one's feathers

gives the cold shoulder

makes somebody's hackles rise

puts your back up

reads the riot act

gives someone a dressing-down

tears a strip off

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Noun

Mockery or taunts, or the act of mocking or taunting

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

slaps in the face

backhanded compliments

backhanded compliment

kicks in the teeth

superciliousness

misrepresentation

slap in the face

snappy comeback

character assassination

black humour^UK

good-humoured mockery

clowning around

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

scandalmongering

distorted drawing

distorted representation

false impression

exaggerated drawing

exaggerated representation

marginalization^US

marginalisation^UK

contemptuousness

underestimation

poor substitute

witty conversation

verbal disapproval

misappreciation

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“Let it measure itself with the brawny strength of some coarse but intellectual assailant, or face the sneer of some rude scoffer or some discerning skeptic.”

Noun

Plural for a contemptuous or mocking smirk or laugh

“Advancing toward me, with a sneer on his face, he points a finger at me.”

Noun

Plural for a twisted expression on one's face, typically expressing displeasure or wry amusement

Noun

Plural for a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression

Noun

Plural for a joke, typically a critical or unkind one

Noun

Plural for the act of growling or scowling with anger or irritation

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