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TWIT

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Irregular inflected forms: twitted    , twitting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

Synonyms:

taunt; taunting; twit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("twit" is a kind of...):

aggravation; irritation; provocation (unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment)

Derivation:

twit (harass with persistent criticism or carping)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who is regarded as contemptible

Synonyms:

twerp; twirp; twit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("twit" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Harass with persistent criticism or carping

Example:

His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie

Synonyms:

bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "twit" is one way to...):

bemock; mock (treat with contempt)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twit"):

barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff (laugh at with contempt and derision)

banter; chaff; jolly; josh; kid (be silly or tease one another)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

twit (aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing)

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