What is another word for taunt ?

A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone

backhanded compliment

offence^UK

offense^US

rancor^US

rancour^UK

humour^UK

humor^US

left-handed compliment

blot on the escutcheon of

uncomplimentary remark

back-handed compliment

blot on your escutcheon

misdemeanor^US

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“I phrased it as a sarcastic taunt, but I genuinely wanted to know the answer.”

Noun

being rubbed up the wrong way

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

offence^UK

offense^US

fuelling^UK

fueling^US

intellectual nourishment

stimulating substance

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Noun

Threatening words

fighting words

terms of disparagement

threat

Verb

To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

satirize^US

satirise^UK

take the mickey out of

give someone a hard time

victimize^US

antagonize^US

victimise^UK

antagonise^UK

make someone a laughing stock

make a laughing-stock

tyrannize^US

play a practical joke on

tyrannise^UK

minimize^US

scandalize^US

be contemptuous about

minimise^UK

scandalise^UK

give the cold shoulder

give the Bronx cheer to

terrorize^US

make cutting remarks about

hurt someone's feelings

blister

treat disrespectfully

give someone the cold-shoulder

agonize^US

breathe down someone's neck

make someone's mouth water

make mouth water

keep hanging on

keep someone hanging on

agonise^UK

make a monkey out of someone

play a practical joke

terrorise^UK

lead someone a merry dance

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

drag through the mire

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give something a battering

drag someone's name through the mud

look down one's nose at

look down your nose at

put someone in their place

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

sheikh^UK

sheik^US

not be able to stomach

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“A thousand ways to insult and taunt him came to my mind, but I kept quiet.”

Verb

make someone's blood boil

To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

take the mickey out of

be on the back of

take the piss out of

get on the nerves of

give someone a hard time

try someone's patience

set on

stir up

put out

get in someone's hair

get someone's back up

put someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

get a rise out of

hit where one lives

send into a rage

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

agonize^US

rub you up the wrong way

agonise^UK

get in one's hair

get under skin

hurt someone's feelings

be a pain in the neck

set one's teeth on edge

ruffle one's feathers

give a bad time

cause offense

drive you up the wall

make discontented

get on somebody's nerves

nag at

put someone's nose out of joint

put your nose out of joint

rub one the wrong way

push someone's buttons

push one's buttons

breathe down someone's neck

hurt somebody's feelings

tread on someone's toes

demoralize^US

get up somebody's nose

rub somebody up the wrong way

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

demoralise^UK

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Verb

To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language

belabour^UK

belabor^US

minimise^UK

minimize^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bad press

stigmatize^US

rap over the knuckles

scandalize^US

stigmatise^UK

vandalize^US

scandalise^UK

give someone a bollocking

vandalise^UK

give someone a dressing-down

demean

let someone have it

sully the reputation of

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

compromise

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

misrepresent

distress

give someone a mouthful

bring into disrepute

give someone what for

give someone some stick

give someone a row

give someone a rating

give someone a wigging

lay down the law

mistreat

blacken the reputation of

profane

conduct a smear campaign against

blacken the character of

discolor^US

discolour^UK

take a swipe at

give some stick to

give something a battering

lash into

give someone a caning

put on the mat

treat with disrespect

send someone away with a flea in their ear

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

express disapproval of

speak of with disfavour

satirize^US

demonize^US

demonise^UK

satirise^UK

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

give a tongue-lashing

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

call on the carpet

give someone bondi

give something a bad press

rap someone over the knuckles

put someone on the hot seat

crawl all over

burn someone's ears

pin someone's ears back

put someone on the griddle

attack somebody's dignity

traumatize^US

give the cold shoulder

treat disrespectfully

jeer

blaspheme against

villainize

blacken someone's name

run a smear campaign against

bring someone to book

have someone on the carpet

blow up

commit sacrilege against

give someone the cold-shoulder

hurt someone's feelings

cast aspersion

drag through the mire

make a protest against

fume

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

complain bitterly about

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

kick against

take a stand against

take great exception to

drive a nail into the coffin of

traumatise^UK

complain vehemently about

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

give the cold shoulder to

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

bastardize^US

be contemptuous about

bastardise^UK

give someone the brush-off

drag someone's name through the mud

quip at

rank out

look down your nose at

miniaturise^UK

miniaturize^US

write false reports about

give a bad name to

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

shock

to denigrate

make cutting remarks about

appal^UK

drag name through mud

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

desensitize^US

brutalise^UK

dehumanise^UK

desensitise^UK

set too little store by

appall^US

refuse to acknowledge

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

look down one's nose at

turn one's nose up at

give someone the go-by

tell someone to get lost

take rug out from under

mimic

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

take the mickey out of

bring low

blow raspberries at

laugh out of court

have a poor opinion of

give the Bronx cheer to

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

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Verb

To criticize or find fault with

give someone a bollocking

give someone a caning

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

bring someone to book

give someone a mouthful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

put on the mat

tear off a strip

give someone a rating

give someone what for

send someone away with a flea in their ear

have someone on the carpet

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give a piece of one's mind

belabor^US

belabour^UK

rap someone over the knuckles

penalize^US

penalise^UK

jump down one's throat

slap someone on the wrist

stigmatize^US

come down on like a ton of bricks

express disapproval of

hit out at

tear apart

stigmatise^UK

judge

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

animadvert on

find fault

take apart

take somebody to task

mete out punishment to

satirize^US

moralise^UK

moralize^US

rap someone the knuckles

satirise^UK

send someone away with a flea in his

give somebody a piece of one's mind

give a tongue-lashing

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

jack up

sit on

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give someone a carpeting

teach someone a lesson

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

run something down

impeach

show up

give something a bad press

give someone a bad press

minimize^US

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

minimise^UK

give someone the business

make a protest against

fume

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick up a stink about

inveigh

kick against

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

kick up

take great exception to

award a penalty against

drag through the mire

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

drag someone's name through the mud

hold someone responsible

hold someone to blame

complain to

drag through mud

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

bring charges against

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

take rug out from under

make someone eat crow

make someone feel ashamed

prefer charges against

impeach for

make accusations about

express a poor opinion of

have a poor opinion of

look down your nose at

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Verb

throw down the gauntlet to

To defy or challenge (someone to do something)

throw down the gauntlet

try

Verb

Boast

Verb

stand up and be counted against

To defy or put up an opposition to

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

put up a fight against

set your face against

balk^US

baulk^UK

throw down the gauntlet at

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

come face to face with

blow out of the water

be at odds with somebody

enquire^UK

inquire^US

match yourself against

stand up and be countecatd against

knock the bottom out of

give the lie to

drive a coach and horses through

get into conflict with

knock chip off shoulder

go eyeball to eyeball with

come into conflict with

take the bull by the horns

go up against in contest

try to beat

bid

attempt

pitch oneself against

take issue with somebody

take wind out of sails

sell out

buttonhole

refuse to accept the authority of

enter into combat with

express disagreement with

tell someone where to get off

reprove

give the cold shoulder

not hear of

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

come to close quarters with

initiate a discussion with

entertain doubts about

have reservations about

take law into own hands

harbour suspicions about

have suspicions about

raise doubts about

express reservations about

harbour reservations about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

give cold shoulder to

show to be wrong

argue the pros and cons of

declare to be untrue

prove to be wrong

have an argument about

pick an argument with

give thumbs down to

ride out

live through

hold the line against

have words

let have it

contradict each other

set to

rip into each other

be at sixes and sevens

lay into

brazen out

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

persevere in the face of

not give up

hold one's ground

put up struggle

go the distance against

sit and take it

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