| NOUN | person | blackguard, cad, bounder, dog, hound, heel | someone who is morally reprehensible |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | communication | blackguard, ridicule, roast, guy, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| communication | blackguard, abuse, clapperclaw, shout | use foul or abusive language towards |
| Meaning | someone who is morally reprehensible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | cad, bounder, dog, hound, heel | |
| Narrower | perisher | Bounder |
| Broader | villain, scoundrel | A wicked or evil person |
| Spanish | canalla, granuja, pillo, sinvergüenza, truhán | |
| Catalan | barrut, murri, penques, pillet | |
| Adjectives | blackguardly | lacking principles or scruples |
| Meaning | subject to laughter or ridicule. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | ridicule, roast, guy, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | |
| Narrower | debunk, expose | expose while ridiculing |
| satirize, satirise, lampoon | ridicule with satire | |
| stultify | Cause to appear foolish | |
| tease | mock or make fun of playfully | |
| Broader | mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
| Spanish | burla, ridiculizar | |
| Catalan | ridiculitzar | |
| Meaning | Use foul or abusive language towards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | abuse, clapperclaw, shout | |
| Narrower | curse | heap obscenities upon |
| slang | abuse with coarse language | |
| vilify, revile, vituperate, rail | Spread negative information about | |
| Broader | attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault | attack in speech or writing |
| Spanish | abusar, denigrar, injuriar | |
| Catalan | abusar, denigrar, injuriar, vilipendiar | |
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