1
taunt(noun, scorn, disdain, contempt, laughter)
1
taunting(noun, adjective, mean, evil, sharp)
1
torment
1
tormenting(verb, aggravating)
1
travesty(noun, scorn, disdain, taunt, contempt)
1
troubling(verb, aggravating)
1
upsetting(verb, aggravating)
1
weisenheiming(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, bitter)
0
acerb(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic)
0
acerbic(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic)
0
acid(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic)
0
acrimonious(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic)
0
affront(incitement, goading)
0
aggravation(incitement, goading)
0
agitating
0
annoyance(incitement, goading)
0
arrogant(mean, sharp, ironic, sarcastic, mocking)
0
austere(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic)
0
awakening
0
backhanded(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic)
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