Word of the day: Taunt

Taunt: insulto, escárnio,insultar, escarnecer

Synonyms: bait, hassle, haze, heckle, needle, ride, tease

“The boys continually taunted each other.”

“...taunted the newly arrived immigrants about their broken English…”

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Word of the day: Derision

Derision: riso motejador, escárnio, mofa, menosprezo, ridículo

Synonyms: butt, laughingstock, jest, joke, mark, mock, mockery, sport, target

“One of the students laughed in derision at my error.”

“The team's awful record has made it an object of derision in the league.”

“Nerd” is a term of derision.”  (www.merriamwebster.com)   

“My remarks were anodyne, but some other snippets of marginalia were shrieks of derision… “—(Paul Theroux, Granta 44, Summer 1993

Word of the day: TAUNT

Taunt: insulto, escárnio, insultar, escarnecer

Synonyms: bait, hassle, haze, heckle, needle, ride, tease

“ The boys continually taunted each other.”

“ …taunted the newly arrived immigrants about their broken English…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: SCOFF

Scoff: zombaria, escárnio, alvo de zombaria,  ridicularizar, zombar, escarnecer

Synonyms: jeer, sneer, mock, ridicule, make fun of, laugh at, poke fun at, guzzle, gobble, stuff your face, bolt, wolf

“Some footballers will scoff at this, but most remain a little in love with their number and keep a watchful eye over it.”

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Word of the day: Taunt

Taunt:  insulto, escárnio, insultar, escarnecer

Synonyms: bait, hassle, haze, heckle, needle, ride, tease

“ The boys continually taunted each other.”

“ …taunted the newly arrived immigrants about their broken English…”  (www.merriam.webster.com)