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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abuse, offend |
| Synonyms: | abase, affront, aggravate, annoy, blister, curse, cut to the quick, debase, degrade, deride, dishonor, disoblige, dump on, flout, gird, humiliate, injure, irritate, jeer, libel, mock, outrage, pan, provoke, put down*, revile, ridicule, roast, scoff, slam*, slander, slight, sneer, snub, step on one's toes, taunt, tease, underestimate, vex |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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