taunter's
verb (used with object)
1.
to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
2.
to provoke by taunts; twit.
noun
3.
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
4.
Obsolete. an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches.
Origin:
1505–15; origin uncertain
1505–15; origin uncertain
Related forms
taunt·er, noun
taunt·ing·ly, adverb
un·taunt·ed, adjective
un·taunt·ing, adjective
un·taunt·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. censure, upbraid, flout, insult. 2, 3. jeer. See ridicule. 3. scoff, derision, insult, censure, ridicule.
1. censure, upbraid, flout, insult. 2, 3. jeer. See ridicule. 3. scoff, derision, insult, censure, ridicule.
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taunt1 (tɔːnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to provoke or deride with mockery, contempt, or criticism |
| 2. | to tease; tantalize |
| —n | |
| 3. | a jeering remark |
| 4. | archaic the object of mockery |
| [C16: from French phrase tant pour tant like for like, rejoinder] | |
| 'taunter1 | |
| —n | |
| 'taunting1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'tauntingly1 | |
| —adv | |
| taunt2 (tɔːnt) | |
| —adj | |
| nautical (of the mast or masts of a sailing vessel) unusually tall | |
| [C15: of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
taunt
1515, possibly from M.Fr. tanter, tenter "to tempt, try, provoke," variant of tempter "to try" (see tempt). Or from M.Fr. tant pour tant "so much for so much, tit for tat," on notion of "sarcastic rejoinder." The noun is attested from 1529.
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