taunt

/tɔːnt/ verb [T]

Definition

› to repeatedly say unkind things to someone in order to upset them or make them angry: He was taunted by his classmates because of his size.

taunt noun [C]

(Definition of taunt verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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