74 words & definitions
| badger | verb |
To repeatedly and annoyingly ask someone to do something.
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| haggle | verb |
To dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something
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| heckle | verb |
To interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse
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| mock | verb |
To tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner
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| rankle | verb |
To act in a way that is annoying and irritating.
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| scoff | verb |
To speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
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| scowl | verb |
To frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
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| shun | verb |
To persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution
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| spurn | verb |
To reject and push away with disdain, scorn, and contempt
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| sully | verb |
To damage the purity or integrity of something; to defile.
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| barb | noun |
A remark that is funny but unkind.
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| slur | noun |
An insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation
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| jeer |
nounverb
verb |
To mock or demean someone with unkind words or remarks.
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| snarl |
nounverb
verb |
(of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth
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| jilted | adjective |
Suddenly reject or abandon (a lover)
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| surly | adjective |
Bad-tempered and unfriendly
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| sinister | adjective |
The intention to do secret actions that are meant to do harm
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| scathing | adjective |
Witheringly scornful; severely critical
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| brazen | adjective |
Bold and without shame
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| scold | verb |
To rebuke someone angrily, telling them what you think they did wrong.
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| fractious | adjective |
(of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly
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| infuriating | adjective |
Making one extremely angry and impatient; very annoying
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| feud |
nounverb
verb |
Take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict
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| taunt | verb |
To provoke or challenge someone with insulting remarks
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| mockery | noun |
Teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing
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| undercut | verb |
To sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors
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| obnoxious | adjective |
Extremely unpleasant
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| vindictive | adjective |
Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
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| ridicule |
nounverb
verb |
To subject (someone or something) to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
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| berate | verb |
To criticize someone in an angry manner
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| slander |
nounverb
verb |
To make a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation
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| bully | noun |
Someone who threatens or coerces others who are smaller or weaker
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| revenge | noun |
Harm done to someone in return for harm being done in the past
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| polarize | verb |
To divide into two completely opposing groups
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| hostile | adjective |
To be unfriendly towards someone you see as an enemy
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| belligerent | adjective |
Hostile and aggressive, with an implied threat of violence
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| pugnacious | adjective |
Having a tendency or desire to fight or argue with other people
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| dismissive | adjective |
Showing that one doesn't think a person or thing is important or worth considering
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| adversary | noun |
An enemy or opponent
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| contentious | adjective |
Likely to cause disagreement or argument
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| abandon | verb |
To leave someone or something behind permanently or without intending to return.
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| jeer |
nounverb
noun |
Laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them.
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| snarl |
nounverb
noun |
An act or sound of snarling
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| feud |
nounverb
noun |
A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute
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| ridicule |
nounverb
noun |
The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
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| slander |
nounverb
noun |
A false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation
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| belittle | verb |
To speak about someone or something in a way that shows little respect.
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| bigot | noun |
A person who is intolerant toward those with different opinions, beliefs, or lifestyles.
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| chastise | verb |
To scold or criticize someone severely for doing something wrong.
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| condemn | verb |
To express strong disapproval of something, especially on moral grounds.
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| confront | verb |
To deal directly with a problem or difficult situation or person.
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| confrontational | adjective |
Tending to deal with situations in an aggressive or argumentative way.
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| denigrate | verb |
To damage the good name or character of a person.
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| divisive | adjective |
Causing disagreement or hostility between people, tending to disrupt unity or harmony.
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| flaunt | verb |
To treat or behave in a way that shows disregard for rules or norms
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| intimidate | verb |
To frighten or threaten someone, often to make them do something.
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| irreconcilable | adjective |
So different or conflicting that compromise is not possible.
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| malign | verb |
To speak harmful untruths about someone – to slander or defame, showing illwill.
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| ostracize | verb |
To banish someone socially, making them feel isolated or unwanted.
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| revoke | verb |
To officially take back or annul something, such as a decision, permission, or privilege.
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| spiteful | adjective |
Intentionally unkind or mean, especially out of resentment or jealousy.
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| undermine | verb |
To weaken or damage something, especially gradually or secretly; to sabotage or erode the foundation or support.
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| wisecrack | noun |
A clever or witty remark, often sarcastic or humorous; s short, sharp, or mocking comment made in a casual or playful way.
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| heretic | noun |
A person who holds beliefs that contradict the official teachings of a field, discipline, or religion.
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| sarcastic | adjective |
Describing a tone or remark that is intended to mock, criticize, or convey disdain in a humorous or cutting manner.
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| shame | verb |
To publicly disgrace or dishonor someone, making them feel humiliated or guilty.
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| unforgiving | adjective |
Not making an allowance for error or weakness in others; not willing to forgive others for things they might have done wrong.
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| trivialize | verb |
To make something seem less important or serious than it really is.
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| intolerant | adjective |
Refusing to allow others to do or believe things that you don't agree with.
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| antagonize | verb |
To cause someone to become hostile or angry.
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| overbearing | adjective |
Unpleasantly or arrogantly controlling.
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| renounce | verb |
To formally declare one is giving up and abandoning a claim, a right, or possession
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| ornery | adjective |
Having an unpleasant mood or temper, likely to get angry and argue with people.
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| injustice | noun |
A situation in which the rights of a person or a group are ignored, and they are treated unfairly.
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