tamay : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

tamay [tá.may.] :

despise (v.); scoff (v.); taunt (v.)

Synonyms: yubit

Derivatives of tamay

Glosses:

despise
v. (emotion)	1. contemn, despise, disdain, scorn	look down on with disdain.; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
	~ detest, hate	dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards.; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
	~ look down on	regard with contempt.; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest"
scoff
n. (communication)	1. jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing	showing your contempt by derision.
	~ derision	contemptuous laughter.
v. (communication)	2. barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, scoff	laugh at with contempt and derision.; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
	~ bait, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit, cod, tease, rag, rally, ride	harass with persistent criticism or carping.; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
v. (communication)	3. flout, scoff	treat with contemptuous disregard.; "flout the rules"
	~ brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside	bar from attention or consideration.; "She dismissed his advances"
taunt
n. (act)	1. taunt, taunting, twit	aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing.
	~ provocation, aggravation, irritation	unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment.
v. (communication)	2. bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit	harass with persistent criticism or carping.; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
	~ bemock, mock	treat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
	~ jeer, scoff, flout, gibe, barrack	laugh at with contempt and derision.; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
	~ banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid	be silly or tease one another.; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"