razz
English Thesaurus
1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt (noun.communication)
2. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | bemock, mock, |
| definition | : | treat with contempt (verb.communication) |
3. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, |
| definition | : | harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | boo, hiss, |
| definition | : | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hoot, |
| definition | : | to utter a loud clamorous shout (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | snort, |
| definition | : | indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, |
| definition | : | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (verb.communication) |
4. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | taunt, taunting, twit, |
| definition | : | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tantalus, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tantaliser, tantalizer, |
| definition | : | someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
5. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, |
| definition | : | harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | boo, hiss, |
| definition | : | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hoot, |
| definition | : | to utter a loud clamorous shout (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | snort, |
| definition | : | indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, |
| definition | : | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (verb.communication) |
6. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | taunt, taunting, twit, |
| definition | : | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tantalus, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tantaliser, tantalizer, |
| definition | : | someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
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