pilkata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- jeer noun A mocking remark or reflection.
- laugh verb To make the sound and facial movements that show amusement or delight.
- mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
- ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
- skit noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
- taunt verb To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks, often to get a reaction.
Senses
pilkata is used for these senses in English:
- deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- jeer (intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
- laugh (intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
- make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
- mock To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
- ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
- skit (transitive, Ireland, Liverpool, Merseyside) To make fun of.
- taunt (transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
deride — full definition
- verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.