jeered
Hurled verbal abuse
Jeered is the past tense of jeer, meaning to mock or taunt someone with scornful remarks or sounds.
The word implies public, vocal derision: The crowd jeered as he walked off the field.
Jeering often accompanies failure or unpopular actions, expressing collective disapproval through shouts, boos, or derisive laughter.
Ridiculed or scorned
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- scoffedExpressed mocking disbelief
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
- gibedMade fun of
taunted · derided · scorned · lampooned · satirized · parodied · caricatured · pilloried
Vocally expressed disapproval
- heckledVerbally disrupted a speaker
- catcalledSubjected to crude remarks
- hissedMade sharp whispered sound
- barrackedShouted mockingly at
shouted · interrupted · disrupted · howled · sledged · whistled · harassed · badgered
mocked
Ridiculed or scorned
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- scoffedExpressed mocking disbelief
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
gibed · taunted · derided · scorned · lampooned · satirized · parodied · caricatured · pilloried · burlesqued
booed
Vocally expressed disapproval
- heckledVerbally disrupted a speaker
- catcalledSubjected to crude remarks
- hissedMade sharp whispered sound
barracked · shouted · interrupted · disrupted · howled · sledged · whistled · harassed · badgered · provoked
scorned
Regarded with contempt
- disdainedRegarded with contempt
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
belittled · snubbed · slighted · rebuffed · spurned · dismissed · flouted · disrespected · demeaned · degraded
taunted
Mocked to provoke
jibes · insults · put-downs · zingers · digs · jabs · wisecracks · cracks · epithets · abuse