Taunt - English meaning
Taunt – definitions in English dictionary
nounA remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.
Usage examples:
Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes
verbHarass with persistent criticism or carping
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Word origin
early 16th century: from French tant pour tant ‘like for like, tit for tat’, from tant ‘so much’, from Latin tantum, neuter of tantus . An early use of the verb was ‘exchange banter’.
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