jeering
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
showing your contempt by derision
Types & categories
- derision hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
derisive laughter
Related & opposite
- deride derivation
- disrespectful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flout |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mock |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jeer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | derision |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deride |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | disrespectful |