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ridicule collapse: language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate; subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

wisecrack collapse: witty remark; make a comment, usually ironic

jest collapse: activity characterized by good humor

foolery collapse

despise collapse

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

humiliation collapse: depriving one of self-esteem; an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"; state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

contumely collapse

sneer collapse: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls; a contemptuous or scornful remark; smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"; express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"

scorn collapse

comeback collapse: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

offend collapse

doubt collapse: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"; the state of being unsure of something; consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"; lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

outrage collapse: a wantonly cruel act

Parthian shot collapse

sustenance collapse: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"

spurn collapse

scout collapse: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory; someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports); a Boy Scout or Girl Scout; explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

despite collapse: contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"

parody collapse: humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; make a spoof of or make fun of

contempt collapse: a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body; a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous; open disrespect for a person or thing; lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

sparkle collapse: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"; be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"; reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

aspersion collapse: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare); an abusive attack on a person's character or good name; a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"

mock collapse: the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"; constituting a copy or imitation of something; "boys in mock battle"; treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"; imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"

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