jeer
Crowd's cruel cry
Jeer is to mock or taunt someone with scornful remarks or sounds: The crowd jeered the referee.
A jeer is such a taunt.
Jeering expresses contempt or derision, often from a group toward an individual—spectators jeering a player, protesters jeering a politician.
The word suggests vocal, public ridicule rather than private criticism.
Scornful imitation or fake
- derideMock with contempt
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- scoffMock with disdain
- gibeScornful teasing remark
jibe · lampoon · satirize · parody · taunt · scorn · sneer · flout
Scornful expression
- smirkPleased, superior smile
- grimaceTwisted expression of displeasure
- scowlAngry facial expression
- glareFierce stare or brightness
glower · frown · thumbs-down · raspberry · finger-pointing · eye-roll · slow clap · snort
Backward-pointing spike
- gibeScornful teasing remark
- jibeAgree or correspond
- tauntInsulting provocation
- put-downDisparaging remark
dig · slight · slur · quip · zinger · crack · jab · cutting remark
Hostile audience interruption
- booingVocal expression of disapproval
- catcallingHarassing strangers verbally
- barrackingVocal harassment from crowd
mock
Scornful imitation or fake
gibe · jibe · lampoon · satirize · parody · taunt · scorn · sneer · flout · pillory
boo
Shout to startle or jeer
taunt · shout · yell · cry · howl · barrack · razz · heckle · holler · call out
sneer
Scornful expression
glare · glower · frown · thumbs-down · raspberry · finger-pointing · eye-roll · slow clap · snort · spit
barb
Backward-pointing spike
put-down · dig · slight · slur · quip · zinger · crack · jab · cutting remark · wisecrack
heckling
Hostile audience interruption
- booingVocal expression of disapproval
- catcallingHarassing strangers verbally
- barrackingVocal harassment from crowd
- contemptcontempt, scorn, disdain, despise, derision
- criescry, scream, shout, yell, wail
- disparagementdefame, denigrate, disparage, malign, slander
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jibes, scoff, gibes
- negative feedbackcriticism, complaint, disapproval, bad review, thumbs down
- remarksremark, comment, statement, observation, note