malign -
To speak harmful untruths about someone – to slander or defame, showing illwill.
She warned her friend not to malign others just to gain popularity.
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feud -
A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute
In Verona, the Montagues and Capulets kept up a feud that ended tragically for both sides.
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jeer -
Laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them.
The crowd let out a jeer at the politician when he talked about positions that were extremely unpopular with the public.
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mock -
To tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner
While the professor wrote the math formula on the board, one of the students mocked him behind his back as the other students laughed.
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jeer -
To mock or demean someone with unkind words or remarks.
Emily got up after tripping over a broken tile in the school yard, and she heard Candy and Belinda jeer at her. Their mocking comments were very hurtful.
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rankle -
To act in a way that is annoying and irritating.
Drake would get angry when his coworkers would rankle him with ridiculous requests.
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sully -
To damage the purity or integrity of something; to defile.
Martha spread rumors about Anne, and even though it came out later that the rumors were false, the damage had been done and Anne's reputation was sullied.
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trivialize -
To make something seem less important or serious than it really is.
It's important not to trivialize learning and understanding, because little that is meaningful can be accomplished without them.
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obnoxious -
Extremely unpleasant
Jared simply wanted to motivate his employees, but he didn't realize yelling at them through a megaphone was extremely obnoxious.
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shame -
To publicly disgrace or dishonor someone, making them feel humiliated or guilty.
The media shamed the mayor when it revealed that he had accepted a bribe.
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adversary -
An enemy or opponent
Batman and the Joker were adversaries of each other, and it was interesting to follow how each tried to use strategy to outsmart each other.
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confront -
To deal directly with a problem or difficult situation or person.
Instead of avoiding the issue, he chose to confront it head-on.
