| chide(verb, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| contemn(verb, drop, reject, disregard, ignore) |
| contumely(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, shame) |
| crucify(verb, annoy, tease, plague, persecute) |
| cutting remark(noun, expression, crack, insult, ridicule) |
| defy(noun, verb, break, attack, reject) |
| denounce(verb, oppose, provoke, challenge, resist) |
| deprecate(verb, ridicule) |
| despise(verb, drop, reject, disregard, ignore) |
| devil(verb, bother, annoy, provoke, harass) |
| drive(verb, encourage, provoke, prompt, agitate) |
| dump on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, meet) |
| get |
| gird(verb, upset, break, drop, reject) |
| haze(verb, scorn, mock, tease, jolly) |
| knock(verb, scorn, mock, ridicule, scoff) |
| lodge a complaint(expression, idiom) |
| make sport of |
| oppose(verb, fight, provoke, challenge, resist) |
| parting shot(noun, expression, scorn, insult, disdain) |