taunt (noun)

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• taunt — ► NOUN ▪ a jeering or mocking remark made in order to wound or provoke. ► VERB ▪ provoke or wound with taunts. DERIVATIVES taunter noun. ORIGIN from French tant pour tant like for like, tit for tat …   English terms dictionary

• taunt — [tɔːnt] verb [T] to shout cruel things at someone in order to make them angry or upset taunt noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• taunt — (v.) 1510s, possibly from M.Fr. tanter, tenter to tempt, try, provoke, variant of tempter to try (see TEMPT (Cf. tempt)). Or from M.Fr. tant pour tant so much for so much, tit for tat, on notion of sarcastic rejoinder. Related: Taunted; taunting …   Etymology dictionary

• taunt — noun a jeering or mocking remark made in order to wound or provoke. verb provoke or wound with taunts. Derivatives taunter noun taunting adjective tauntingly adverb Origin C16: from Fr. tant pour tant like for like, tit for tat , from tant so… …   English new terms dictionary

• taunt´ing|ly — taunt1 «tnt, tahnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to jeer at; mock; reproach; ridicule: »Some mean girls taunted her because she was poor. SYNONYM(S): deride, gibe, flout. 2. to get or drive by taunts; provoke: » …   Useful english dictionary

• taunt´er — taunt1 «tnt, tahnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to jeer at; mock; reproach; ridicule: »Some mean girls taunted her because she was poor. SYNONYM(S): deride, gibe, flout. 2. to get or drive by taunts; provoke: » …   Useful english dictionary

• taunt — I UK [tɔːnt] / US [tɔnt] verb [transitive] Word forms taunt : present tense I/you/we/they taunt he/she/it taunts present participle taunting past tense taunted past participle taunted to shout cruel things at someone in order to make them angry… …   English dictionary

• taunt — taunt1 [ tɔnt ] verb transitive to shout cruel things at someone in order to make them angry or upset taunt taunt 2 [ tɔnt ] noun count a cruel remark that is intended to make someone angry or upset …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• taunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ racist ▪ playground (esp. BrE), schoolyard (AmE) ▪ cruel VERB + TAUNT ▪ shout …   Collocations dictionary

• taunt — [[t]tɔ͟ːnt[/t]] taunts, taunting, taunted VERB If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures. [V n] A gang taunted a disabled man... [V n about n] Other youths taunted him about… …   English dictionary

• taunt — I. noun Date: circa 1527 a sarcastic challenge or insult II. transitive verb Etymology: perhaps from Middle French tenter to try, tempt more at tempt Date: 1539 to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner ; jeer at Synonyms: see… …   New Collegiate Dictionary